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Swing-Beds: The Arizona Experience

Swing-Beds: The Arizona Experience Swing-beds are acute-care hospital beds temporarily used for long-term care. A demonstrationprogram was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of using swing-beds as catalysts for theexpansion of rural hospitals into community health centers to respond better to the needs ofolder persons in their respective communities. We examined the background and implementationissues of the swing-bed demonstration program in six rural Arizona hospitals. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

Swing-Beds: The Arizona Experience

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
Copyright © by SAGE Publications
ISSN
0733-4648
eISSN
1552-4523
DOI
10.1177/073346489101000205
pmid
10113631
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Abstract

Swing-beds are acute-care hospital beds temporarily used for long-term care. A demonstrationprogram was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of using swing-beds as catalysts for theexpansion of rural hospitals into community health centers to respond better to the needs ofolder persons in their respective communities. We examined the background and implementationissues of the swing-bed demonstration program in six rural Arizona hospitals.

Journal

Journal of Applied GerontologySAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1991

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