Dreher G
Aust Health Rev. 1988;11(3):224-30.
This paper examines some of the pressures which have been applied to both public and private hospitals in recent years and highlights the major responses of both types of hospitals. It is noted (a) that the pressures being applied to hospitals do not include quality of care and service as a primary objective or consideration and (b) that the overall effect of such pressures has been (i) to compromise quality of care and service in public hospitals and (ii) to encourage private hospitals to move into new areas of health care by ensuring high quality care and service as the basis of their continuing growth.
本文探讨了近年来公立和私立医院所面临的一些压力，并着重介绍了这两类医院的主要应对措施。需要指出的是：（a）施加于医院的压力并未将医疗服务质量作为首要目标或考量因素；（b）此类压力的总体影响在于：（i）损害了公立医院的医疗服务质量；（ii）通过确保高质量的医疗服务作为持续发展的基础，促使私立医院涉足医疗保健新领域。
