title: Clinical service lines bring patients into focus.
abstract: In 1996, SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood, Mo., was in crisis mode. A radical structure change from centralized nursing to clinical service lines helped to keep the organization in the black.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood, Mo., USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D004465:Economic Competition; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008923:Missouri; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*