Case Study: How Best Shall We Serve?

Case Study: How Best Shall We Serve?

The case of Oakcrest General Hospital, a nonprofit 225-bed facility serving a metropolitan population of 65,000, in which a comprehensive proposal was sent to the CEO documenting how such a clinic could expand access to primary care services, supplement existing resources and improve the health stat...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Hastings Center report 1993-03, Vol.23 (2), p.29-32
Hauptverfasser: Hofmann, Paul B., Rabkin, Mitchell T., Bayley, Corrine, Beauchamp, Dan E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Chief executive officers
Clinics
Ethics committees
Hospital administration
Intensive care units
Length of stay
Medical ethics
Nonprofit hospitals
Nonprofit organizations
Operating rooms
Physicians
Primary health care
Staffing
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Zusammenfassung:The case of Oakcrest General Hospital, a nonprofit 225-bed facility serving a metropolitan population of 65,000, in which a comprehensive proposal was sent to the CEO documenting how such a clinic could expand access to primary care services, supplement existing resources and improve the health status of local residents, is presented. Three views on the ethical dilemmas involved with such a proposal are given.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
DOI:10.2307/3562817