title: [Should hospitals be allowed to transfer surplus patients? A study of the patient load situation at medical and surgical wards in regionalized hospitals in Oslo].
abstract: The regionalization arrangements in Oslo are based on each regional hospital having a clearly defined geographical catchment area. This paper considers the patient load in these four regional hospitals during the course of a year and discusses whether a cooperative arrangement should be introduced so that overloaded hospitals are permitted to transfer surplus patients to other hospitals. This arrangement is not considered advisable for the following reasons: Firstly, there is rarely enough space; secondly, peak loads usually occur at the same time; and finally, such an arrangement would tend to undermine the advantages of each regional hospital having its own defined sphere of responsibility.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stene-Larsen
mesh_terms: D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009664:Norway; D010360:Patient Transfer; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Bør det innføres avlastningsordninger mellom sykehusene? En undersøkelse av beleggsituasjonen ved medisinke og kirurgiske avdelinger ved sektorsykehusene i Oslo.