title: Development of an innovative nursing care delivery system.
abstract: In the reform of healthcare lies its renaissance, and in its challenges lie its opportunities. Faced with the changing needs of consumers, the evolving roles of care givers, technologic advances, and economic pressures, institutions are redesigning their physical facilities and systems of care delivery in preparation for a new era in healthcare. Innovative care delivery systems, developed to complement creative facility designs, will provide an approach to health-care that promotes administrative efficiency, patient/care giver satisfaction, and cost-effective use of resources. This article chronicles the development of a care delivery system for obstetric nursing, a blueprint for future healthcare at one institution.
authors.affiliation: Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Guild
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Ledwin
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Sanford
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D009518:New York; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011247:Pregnancy; D016730:Program Development