title: Privatization of a public hospital: a quality improvement strategy.
abstract: Public hospitals face mounting challenges posed by the rise of managed care, increasing hospital competition, growing responsibilities in indigent care, and stagnant public sector revenues. Privatization exists as a viable strategy for reengineering the structure and operation of public hospitals to meet the new demands of quality and efficiency imposed by a rapidly changing health care environment.
authors.affiliation: Jersey City Medical Care, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Metsch
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malafronte
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D004465:Economic Competition; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009515:New Jersey; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011332:Privatization / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management