title: Planning for survival in small and rural hospitals.
abstract: Formal planning is an interdisciplinary, organized process that should be an integral function of management in all hospitals, but it is needed most urgently in small and rural institutions.
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012423:Rural Health; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States