title: Growing, without the pains. Consolidating facilities improves efficiencies.
authors.affiliation: MedStar Health, Columbia, Md., USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D015142:Baltimore; D004219:District of Columbia; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit