title: Growth in medical director numbers continues.
abstract: A recent survey shows that nearly two-thirds of all hospitals have or are considering a medical director position. Comparative data show that the average bed size of hospitals with a medical director continues to decline as more and more institutions add the position. The reasons for the growth, according to the survey, are the increasing demands of administering a medical staff and responding to regulatory agencies.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce