title: A living systems process analysis of an urban hospital.
abstract: This article presents a study of a living system at the level of the organization. Specifically, it reviews a living systems process analysis of an urban hospital and its constituent departments. The relationship between a hospital department's performance of the living system's processes and its effectiveness is discussed. The general findings of the study and recommendations emanating from the analysis are included.
authors: University of Louisville.
authors: S L
authors: SL
authors: Merker
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Lusher
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical