title: Can you make a merger pay off?
abstract: When three perinatal departments in three hospitals merged into a single department, the transition was complex, but cost-effective.
authors.affiliation: TriHealth Neonatal Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Altimier
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009820:Ohio; D010500:Perinatology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration