THE HOSPITAL BETTERMENT MOVEMENT IN CALIFORNIA

The "New Movement" in Hospital Appeals

brought about by the establishment of King Edward's Hospital Fund, the Hospital Sunday and Saturday Funds, and the League of Mercy. The last three of these central agencies, together with similar organised efforts, made it abundantly clear that the hospitalusing class was not only willing but anxious to give financial aid. It is a matter of common knowledge that the shard rise in prices and the...

The Day Hospital Movement in Great Britain

The bioethics movement and hospital ethics committees.

Evaluating the California Hospital Initiative in Palliative Services.

BACKGROUND Inpatient palliative care programs can improve care of patients with serious illness. We developed the California Hospital Initiative in Palliative Services (CHIPS) program to assist hospitals in establishing these programs. CHIPS included an introductory conference followed by 10 months of mentoring with telephone calls, e-mails, on-site consultation at the hospital, and a reunion c...

Hospital Prices Increase in California, Especially Among Hospitals in the Largest Multi-hospital Systems

A surge in hospital consolidation is fueling formation of ever larger multi-hospital systems throughout the United States. This article examines hospital prices in California over time with a focus on hospitals in the largest multi-hospital systems. Our data show that hospital prices in California grew substantially (+76% per hospital admission) across all hospitals and all services between 200...