%0 Journal Article %T Planowanie sieci szpitali. Historia pewnej inicjatywy %A Kuszewski, Krzysztof %A Krysińska, Magdalena %A Różycka, Anna %J Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie %V 2014 %R 10.4467/20842627OZ.14.014.3106 %N Tom 12 Numer 2 %P 129-133 %K hospitalizacja, rodzaje oddziałów szpitalnych, sieć szpitali %@ 1731-7398 %D 2014 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/artykul/planowanie-sieci-szpitali-historia-pewnej-inicjatywy %X In 2006 National Institute of Hygiene1, prepared a study entitled “Indicators needed for the project to create a hospitals’ network with elements of demographic analysis and population health status”. The study determined the theoretical basis for forming a hospitals’ network and the basis of the law/the act about “the hospitals’ network”. Results of the study showed that between hospitals there were considerable differences in the distribution of hospital beds within a given specialty. The authors recognize that it is necessary to restore well-defined reference levels with regard to specialized ambulatory care.