The sleeping giant stirs: growth in multihospital systems.
Because their future is interwoven with the Church's broader role, Catholic multihospital systems must not grow solely for efficiency's sake. On the following pages the authors analyze data showing a direct shift toward a new form of health care delivery and suggest that system types, organization structures, and objectives should reflect and enhance Gospel values.
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