Purpose of the Association Estonian Hospitals Association is a voluntary union established for representing the common interests in health care matters and arranging co-operation of hospitals. The Association acts according to the Statute and to achieve its purposes the Association arranges: • representing members; • developing health economics and quality management; • coordinating the activities of the Association and exchange of experiences; • compiling working groups to solve common problems of the members; • expressing opinions about health care legislation and draft acts; • collecting data about health care; • counseling of members.