title: Public hospital strategic planning: does it differ from voluntary, not-for-profit hospital strategic planning?
abstract: One-hundred-eighty-six public and voluntary, not-for-profit hospitals were surveyed regarding their strategic planning processes, which were found to be more similar than different. Public hospitals, however, were less flexible, less formal, and more hesitant to adopt the latest strategic planning innovations.
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States