title: Ambulatory care transitioning for the rural hospital.
abstract: As rural community hospitals continue their transition of health care delivery to predominantly outpatient and ambulatory services, many factors are being considered in design, planning, and operations to enact this change both efficiently and effectively. The following examines strategies that allow these changes to be incorporated successfully while maintaining the flexibility for the continued transition that these organizations will experience in the future.
authors.affiliation: Healthnet of New England, Putnam, CT, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saba
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D008494:Medical Office Buildings; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States