title: Hospitals' investment and return from volunteer departments and auxiliaries: evidence from one community.
abstract: In addition to their nonpecuniary outputs, volunteer and auxiliary programs can make a significant financial contribution to the hospital. Evidence from one community suggests a direct correspondence between a hospital's investment and return from these programs. Hospitals appear to invest little in these activities, however.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Administration and Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hurtado
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shehab
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000191:economics*; D003625:Data Collection; D006741:Hospital Auxiliaries / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States