title: Merging nursing departments. An experience.
abstract: In 1979, two of the largest private, not-for-profit hospitals in New York City merged to become one institution under the aegis of a single corporate administration. The integration of two large and disparate nursing departments, each with its own distinct identity and organizational structure, into what would become a unified department of nursing with a shared vision and goals was a complex task. The author, the nurse executive who oversaw this transition, describes the process 12 years after the merger.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Appenzeller
mesh_terms: D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007857:Leadership; D009519:New York City; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010560:Personnel Selection; D013192:Staff Development