title: [The costs of operating psychiatric hospitals of the Ministry of Health in the Federal District].
abstract: The hospitals of the Ministry of Health in Mexico City, particularly psychiatric hospitals, have been confronting operational problems due to a scarce budget and lack of informational on their operation and costs. The present study intends to begin to solve some of those problems through an initial diagnosis. A form was designed for data harvesting, which enables to sort costs by class (direct and indirect). This information was projected in a worksheet and analyzed by service, day-bed and unity as a whole. The results show an inequitable distribution of the budget among hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Salud, Secretaría de Salud, México.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Gortari-Gorostiza
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castro-Milla
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fernández-Pellón
mesh_terms: D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008800:Mexico
vernacular_title: Costos de operación de hospitales psiquiátricos de la Secretaría de Salud en el Distrito Federal.