Would you trust Chrysler with your health care?

The Globe reports Caritas Christi, which runs a string of hospitals in the Boston area, is selling itself to Cerberus Capital Management, which took over the sick car company a couple years ago and watched to plunge into bankruptcy. The company will, of course, turn the chain of Catholic hospitals into a health-care company, but promises not to try to take it public for at least three years. The cost of entry into the traditionally non-profit world of Massachusetts hospitals: $850 million, plus whatever it costs to convince state regulators and the Archdiocese of Boston to approve the deal.