%0 Journal Article
%T Planning the hospitals network. The story of some initiative
%A Kuszewski, Krzysztof
%A Krysińska, Magdalena
%A Różycka, Anna
%J Public Health and Governance
%V 2014
%R 10.4467/20842627OZ.14.014.3106
%N Volume 12, Issue 2
%P 129-133
%K hospital network, hospitalization, types of hospital wards
%@ 1731-7398
%D 2014
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/article/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.