title: Medical staff merger is no easy task.
abstract: The merger of medical staffs at two New York City hospitals proved to be a difficult task/There were problems with staff competition, meeting quorums, physical plant changes, and physician resistance to merger.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009519:New York City; D009935:Organizational Affiliation