title: [The physician executive and laboratory tests].
abstract: Sera Central Hospital was founded in 1953 as Sera District Medical Center under the auspices of the neighboring five towns. At that time, the hospital had 3 doctors, 10 nurses, and 20 beds. But now in 1992, we have 12 doctors, 53 nurses and 110 beds. The present medical specialists are physician (4), surgeon (2), orthopedist (3), pediatrician (1), clinical laboratory physician (1), and dentist (1). Although the yearly income and expenditures were well balanced until 1989, thereafter the income began to decrease insidiously and expenditures began to increase year by year. In this symposium titled "Suggestions for Clinical Laboratory Medicine by Experienced Hospital Directors," I must refer to the issue of "Clinical Laboratory Medicine Administrator's Standpoint". Recently, the unaccustomed phrase "Physician Executive" is occasionally heard as the details of medical care become more numerous and more intricate and economic efficiency is strictly persued. From this perspective, the clinical laboratory physician is responsible for managing the laboratory department with well disciplined knowledge and technique. Therefore, training as "Physician Executive" has developed naturally within the field of Clinical Laboratory Medicine. So, I cannot help coming to the conclusion that the management of a hospital, as a matter of course, will be entrusted to a doctor including clinical laboratory physician who can do his best for the citizens, for the patients, and ultimately for ourselves.
authors.affiliation: Sera Central Hospital, Sera-gun, Hiroshima-pref.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics; D006739:Hospital Administration; D007564:Japan; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel