Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Cardinal health’s website.
With the rapidly changing face of health care, health systems are searching for new and innovative ways to expand their offerings and reach more patients with the care they need, in the places they need it. One way they are doing that is with the introduction of micro-hospitals.
“Micro-hospitals really are just a smaller scale version of a hospital, in service offerings, size and costs,” said John Palmer, director of media and public relations for the Ohio Hospital Association. Popping up in metro areas like Denver, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio, Palmer said micro-hospitals typically have just 7–10 beds and give health systems another opportunity to deliver direct care and new services to patients. Click here to continue>>
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