Responding to demand for inpatient care in the process of health development

Autor: S Asefzadeh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 129-134 (2005)
ISSN: 1735-7136
1735-1995
Popis: During recent decades, many changes are happening in health sector and countries are trying to respond to the increasing health demands of people. Although hospitals have important role in health delivery system of any country, numerous factors have to be taken into account before establishing a new hospital in certain area. During recent decades, in many developing countries, new hospitals are built and equipped with sophisticated plant, without any scientific investigation. This means wastage of scarce resources. This paper aims to introduce need assessment methodology to establish hospitals and discuss the criteria to be met prior to their construction in the process of health care development.
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