title: Pressure ulcers: a public health problem, an integrated hospital's solution.
abstract: Pressure ulcers are an example of chronic medical problem that has a larger public health impact on our health care resources. An integrated health care delivery system is needed to attack the problem. A theoretical model recently put into place to address this issue is described.
authors.affiliation: Wound Treatment Center, Columbia Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center, IL, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ennis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meneses
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology