Changing the guard: how the Mewburn Veterans Centre received new owners.
The consolidation of programs and services is currently of great interest in Canadian health care. This article describes the process that was used to transfer a 146-bed continuing care centre from one hospital organization to another. Leadership, team work, structure and communication were found to be the keys to success in dealing with the many problems and complexities of a facility transfer.
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