New sharing arrangements meet hospitals' technical support needs.
Just within thid decade, a variety of multihospital arrangements have been developed that make clinical engineering services available to hospitals on a shared basis. This article summarizes available data to describe the diverse approaches and organizational structures into which these programs are evolving.
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