CONTENTS
Preface 7
Introduction 9
PART I. PLANNING A HOSPITAL SERVICE AS PART OF A BALANCED HEALTH PROGRAMME
CHAPTER1. The hospital in the regional health service 13
CHAPTER 2. Hospital costs and utilization 23
CHAPTER 3. Hospital administration and organization 36
CHAPTER 4. Some special roles of the hospital 46
PART II. PLANNING A HOSPITAL
CHAPTER 5. Planning procedures and estimates 59
CHAPTER 6. Hospital design 67
CHAPTER 7. Staffing the hospital 88
PART III. PLANNING INDIVIDUAL SERVICES AND DEPARTMENTS
CHAPTER 8. General medical services 101
CHAPTER 9. The special medical services 121
CHAPTER 10. The technical medical services 145
CHAPTER 11. Psychiatric services in the general hospital 175
CHAPTER 12. Non-medical services and facilities 185
Epilogue 195
Annex 1. Annotated bibliography 197
Annex 2. List of reviewers 207
Index 211