In General Hospitals

Specialty hospitals: can general hospitals compete?

The rapid increase in specialty cardiac, surgical, and orthopedic hospitals has captured the attention of general hospitals and policymakers. Although the number of specialty hospitals remains small in absolute terms, their entry into certain health care markets has fueled arguments about the rules of "fair" competition among health care providers. To allow the smoke to clear, Congress effectiv...

Liaison Psychiatry in General Hospitals

Rap id growth of general hospital psychiatr ic units all over the world has piovided impetus to consultation-liaison work ca r r ied out by the psychiatrists in the non-psychiatr ic depar tments of general hospitals . Liaison psychiatry has acquired the status of a subspeciality within psychiatry and its development has paral le led the shift of psychiatry from men ta l hospitals to general hos...

General Hospitals and Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Functional Planning of General Hospitals

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Alcohol-related health problems in general hospitals.

Alcohol-related health problems place a significant burden on general hospitals. Statistics indicate that one in seven acute hospital admissions is a result of alcohol misuse and that one in six attendances at A&E is alcohol related, rising to eight out of 10 at peak times on weekend evenings. Nurses have a role to play in estimating a patient's alcohol use and, if appropriate, providing 'brief...