title: Facility planning for small and rural hospitals.
abstract: As changes in health care delivery move faster than ever, small or rural hospitals are struggling in a catch-up mode. In order to reverse this trend, these facilities need to reassess their position in the marketplace and develop a flexible plan for responding to the needs. This document provides a model to help achieve the vision of the physical plant in its supporting role to the strategic vision for the hospital, as well as options in the business of caring in a variety of alternative caregiving and treatment environments.
authors.affiliation: Johnson Johnson Crabtree Architects P.C., Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Easter
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States