title: [Hospital governance: between crisis management and implementation of public health policy].
abstract: The implementation of the recent act to amend the law on hospitals, patient health and territories (HPST Law) completes the reform of the organization and governance of health facilities, which was announced in 2002 by the "Hospital 2007" plan. What kind of assessments and perspectives can be considered and envisaged for these Hospital Activity Poles? We compared our experience with a review of the professional and scientific literature in order to stimulate answers to these questions for advocacy purposes prior to the Act's implementation. The hospital's cluster of activities should reinforce--not call into question the core activities and the financial stability of the facility, while respecting the contract on agreed objectives and the necessary means and resources to meet the health needs of the catchment population as well as national priorities. Although significant, but limited, successes exist, five obstacles to hospital reorganization can be identified. These include, for example: lack of delegation of management and centralization of decisions, the heterogeneity of numerous Hospital Activity Poles or problems related to timing. These obstacles may cause strain, or put the Hospital Activity Poles and the health facilities in a difficult situation with respect to their dynamics. This may show that the State and social health insurance should steer and direct public health policy and that the delegation of management roles and responsibilities to the Hospital Activity Poles should be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Policlinique Baudelaire, Pôle urgences et médecine d'aval généraliste: UMAG, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, assistance publique des h6pitaux de Paris, 184 rue du faubourg Saint Antoine, 75571 Paris cedex 12, France.
authors.forename: Pierre-Henri
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bréchat
authors.forename: Leenhardt
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Antoine
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mathieu-Grenouilleau
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rymer
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matisse
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baraille
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beaufils
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006075:Governing Board; D006291:Health Policy; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health