title: Pre-design facilities for change.
abstract: Medical facilities are changing to meet the demand for convenient out-patient healthcare, and hospitals are clearly following the market to deliver primary care services through ambulatory care facilities. Whether it is a satellite center for a hospital, an out-patient surgical center or any number of other specialty service clinics, a free-standing facility represents a major investment, filled with latent pitfalls.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Zampetti
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D014481:United States