Regionalization: a time for new solutions.
We are at a time when solutions must be found to the problems of facilities, personnel, transportation, and re-imbursement which face us in the delivery of neonatal health care. No one system can be perfect for each situation or area. Each city, country, state, or region must implement systems which will bring us to our goal. Simply stated, that goal is the provision of appropriate care for high-risk newborns as close to their place of birth as is medically and financially feasible.
D004470:Economics, Medical; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007629:Kentucky; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014481:United States