Innovation as hospital culture: a trial and demonstration facility in an acute-care hospital ward.
This short communication describes the establishment of a trial and demonstration facility for new products, technologies, methods and procedures in an acute-care hospital ward at Concord Hospital in Sydney, Australia. The importance of innovation for all businesses, including hospitals, is discussed; and, why a project like the Model Ward can promote innovation as part of the corporate culture. The Model Ward development, implementation and its benefits are reported on and discussed.
Soar
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Repatriation General Hospital Concord, New South Wales, Australia.
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D001315:Australia; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000592:standards; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*