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CityMatCH. 2007. Sustainability in tight times: Local and state efforts. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH,

Annotation: This Web conference discusses state and local program efforts to continue services in the face of decreased or lost funding. In an audio file, three experts describe strategies which they have employed at specific times in which funding changes occasioned new methods such as outsourcing, collaboration, to continue program services. Powerpoint files accompany the presentations. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Barriers, Collaboration, Financing, Methods, Operating costs, Program descriptions, Strategic plans, Sustainability

Bostin MJ. 1978. Study to quantify the uniqueness of children's hospitals: Summary of major findings. Wilmington, DE: National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, 16 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information on a study to identify and quantify the operating and capital costs of children's hospitals and identify and quantify the cost differences with general hospitals of similar size. The areas discussed are intensity of care and specialized services, occupancy, nurse staffing, support service staffing, interns and residents, education and research, community service costs, administrative and nonpayroll variable costs, payment and uncompensated care, space allocations, and construction costs.

Keywords: Fees and charges, Medical personnel, Operating costs, Pediatric care, Pediatric hospitals, Pediatric nursing, Research
   

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