Journal article
SARS and hospital priority setting: a qualitative case study and evaluation
Abstract
BackgroundPriority setting is one of the most difficult issues facing hospitals because of funding restrictions and changing patient need. A deadly communicable disease outbreak, such as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Toronto in 2003, amplifies the difficulties of hospital priority setting. The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate priority setting in a hospital in response to SARS using the ethical framework …
Authors
Bell JA; Hyland S; DePellegrin T; Upshur RE; Bernstein M; Martin DK
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 4, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-4-36
ISSN
1472-6963
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Attitude of Health PersonnelBenchmarkingDecision Making, OrganizationalDisease OutbreaksHealth PrioritiesHospitals, UrbanHumansInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalLeadershipOntarioOrganizational Case StudiesOrganizational PolicyPatient IsolationQualitative ResearchResource AllocationSevere Acute Respiratory SyndromeSocial ResponsibilitySurveys and Questionnaires