Critical care organizations in academic medical centers in North America: A descriptive report

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2239-2244

  Pastores, Stephen M ^a,b   Halpern, Neil A ^a,b   Oropello, John M ^c   Kostelecky, Natalie ^a   Kvetan, Vladimir ^d  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Critical care; Governance; Intensive care unit; Organization; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CANADA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; SALARY; SHIFT WORKER; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CANADA; CRITICAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941904876     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001200     Document Type: Article

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