title: The big squeeze in search of a sustainable future for suburban community hospitals.
abstract: Suburban community hospitals face increasing competition from two sides-from larger regional providers and freestanding diagnostic and treatment centers. To effectively meet this challenge, these hospitals require rigorous integrated strategic financial planning. The hospitals should take a close look at their key differentiation strategies with respect to operational efficiency, performance and quality, program and service mix, market focus, physician staff alignment, and system linkage.
authors.affiliation: Kaufman, Hall and Associates, Northfield, Ill, USA. mgrube@kaufmanhall.com
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Grube
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D019036:Suburban Health Services; D014481:United States