Moral dilemmas and economic realities.
Administrators of teaching hospitals confront a variety of ethical issues. Some of these arise because of the peculiar character of the teaching hospital, while others are more generic. This paper provides a framework for addressing and resolving such ethical issues as the treatment of indigent patients, discontinuing treatment from patients with a poor prognosis and inability to pay for care, the involvement of students and professionals-in-training in patient care, and the soaring costs of high-technology and research-oriented medical care. The paper closes with a consideration of the hospital administrator's role in shaping the moral character of his or her institution.
D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004989:Ethics; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D014481:United States