CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,716	$ 3,203
Patient accounts receivable	326,639	322,608
Inventories	43,593	45,646
Prepaid expenses	17,919	19,683
Due from third-party payors	67,748	63,443
Current assets of hospitals held for sale	2,286	0
Other current assets	32,303	36,405
Total current assets	492,204	490,988
Property and equipment, net	537,424	559,438
Goodwill	398,148	401,073
Intangible assets, net	46,577	48,289
Operating lease right-of-use assets	89,638	0
Long-term assets of hospitals held for sale	14,504	0
Other long-term assets	68,852	74,306
Total assets	1,647,347	1,574,094
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,721	1,697
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	24,670	0
Accounts payable	147,084	143,917
Accrued liabilities:
Accrued salaries and benefits	83,308	76,908
Accrued interest	22,061	10,024
Due to third-party payors	45,736	45,852
Current liabilities of hospitals held for sale	1,205	0
Other current liabilities	40,272	43,336
Total current liabilities	366,057	321,734
Long-term debt	1,194,321	1,191,777
Long-term operating lease liabilities	65,687	0
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	6,947	6,736
Long-term liabilities of hospitals held for sale	2,414	0
Other long-term liabilities	123,772	126,499
Total liabilities	1,759,198	1,646,746
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	2,278	2,278	$ 2,316	$ 2,325
Quorum Health Corporation stockholders' equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 31,294,669 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019, and 31,521,398 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	558,498	557,309
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	808	759
Accumulated deficit	(688,198)	(648,464)
Total Quorum Health Corporation stockholders' equity (deficit)	(128,889)	(90,393)
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	14,760	15,463
Total equity (deficit)	(114,129)	(74,930)	$ 16,073	$ 113,410
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,647,347	$ 1,574,094