title: The more things change, the more they stay the same.
abstract: In "Looking Back 50 Years in Hospital Administration," Graham and Sibbald identify five principal themes in the 1962 issues of Hospital Administration in Canada: the evolution of nursing, funding and legislation, hospital design, patient care and infection control and leadership. These themes are of course consistent with thematic concerns regarding healthcare in 2012; in some ways, this consistency over 50 years is disappointing, but not surprising. This commentary examines some of the specific themes.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Canada.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Postl
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000266:history; D007857:Leadership; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000266:history; D005791:Patient Care / Q000266:history