Shonick W
Med Care. 1980 Aug;18(8 Suppl):iii-50.
Twelve urban centers were visited to study firsthand the organizational relationship between the local public health department and the local public general hospital. The particular focus was on mergers between these two agencies into a single health services agency. Some of the places visited had merged agencies and some did not. The objective was to determine the motivations, outcomes and implementation process of these mergers. The findings are presented and the implications for public policy are analyzed.
研究人员走访了12个城市中心，以便直接了解当地公共卫生部门与当地综合公立医院之间的组织关系。特别关注的是这两个机构合并为一个卫生服务机构的情况。走访的一些地方已经进行了机构合并，而有些地方则没有。目的是确定这些合并的动机、结果和实施过程。本文展示了研究结果并分析了其对公共政策的影响。
