title: Ambulatory care strategic plans outline hospitals' new priorities.
abstract: With more and more of hospitals' clinical services shifting to the outpatient sector, the issue of whether to have a separate strategic plan for ambulatory care is growing more prominent. Hospitals that have such plans cite many advantages.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006292:Health Priorities; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000639:trends*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010820:Physicians; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States