title: 'Uncharted waters'--consolidation of two academic psychiatric services: a case study.
abstract: Surviving during times of mergers and acquisitions is difficult but possible. Following is a case study of how one service managed not only to survive, but to thrive, during consolidation.
authors.affiliation: BJC Health System, St Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koppe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pyeatt
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Blue
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003142:Communication; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D008923:Missouri; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*