title: Strategies for a smooth hospital closure.
abstract: When a hospital closes it becomes the nurse executive's and human resource director's responsibility to ensure the quality of patient care through the transition as well as manage the staff during a stressful time. How do you keep enough staff to care for the patients during the closing period? This author, who has previous experience managing a hospital closure, describes strategies to keep staff and promote patient continuity during the closure process. She emphasizes the need to focus on both patients and staff.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004651:Employment; D006117:Grief; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital