title: Growing pains: when healthcare facilities merge.
abstract: The article discusses how the loss prevention services department at a large Midwestern healthcare system was able to meet the security needs of a wide range of disparate affiliates--including a dozen hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, a home healthcare service and social service agency, and an array of support facilities.
authors.affiliation: Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cummings
mesh_terms: D005249:Fees and Charges; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010559:Personnel Management; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*