Rice M F
Public Administration Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803.
J Health Soc Policy. 1989;1(2):1-29. doi: 10.1300/j045v01n02_01.
This paper discusses the growing lack of private for-profit hospital care for the medically indigent. The issues of patient dumping and emergency care are examined from both judicial and public policy perspectives. The paper concludes by noting that dumping may be viewed as a most serious form of neglect and more comprehensive laws and court decisions are needed to require all hospitals, regardless of ownership, to treat all patients who arrive at their doors if they have the appropriate medical staff and facilities.
本文探讨了营利性私立医院为医疗贫困者提供的护理日益减少的问题。从司法和公共政策的角度审视了患者遗弃和急救问题。文章最后指出，遗弃可被视为一种极其严重的忽视形式，需要更全面的法律和法院判决，要求所有医院，无论其所有权如何，只要有合适的医护人员和设施，就必须治疗所有前来就诊的患者。
