@article{cb14e298-e94a-4918-9047-aff7c23531cc, author = {Krzysztof Kuszewski, Magdalena Krysińska, Anna Różycka}, title = {Planning the hospitals network. The story of some initiative}, journal = {Public Health and Governance}, volume = {2014}, number = {Volume 12, Issue 2}, year = {2014}, issn = {1731-7398}, pages = {129-133},keywords = {hospital network; hospitalization; types of hospital wards}, abstract = {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.}, doi = {10.4467/20842627OZ.14.014.3106}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/article/planowanie-sieci-szpitali-historia-pewnej-inicjatywy} }