title: Transitional management: planned change in a rural hospital.
abstract: In a hospital setting, transition can be traumatic for all involved. Yet for cost-containment purposes, "traditional management" can be effective. When two rural community hospitals merged to form a modern medical center, the transitional process served as a foundation for future success.
mesh_terms: D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D012423:Rural Health; D014768:Virginia