title: New markets for ambulatory care: wellness center + physicians' office building + urgent care/diagnostic center.
abstract: As the shift to ambulatory care increases, many established acute care facilities are searching for ways to serve their communities more effectively, to maintain their position in the market--and to ensure continuing, healthy revenue streams. This article explores some of the issues faced by such an institution in a rapidly growing market in the Southeast. For this article, we refer to it as Metropolitan Hospital.
authors.affiliation: Austin Group, Madison, AL, USA.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007182:Income; D008494:Medical Office Buildings; D015144:Southeastern United States