The rapidly growing developments in medicine and science in the last few decades has evoked a
greater need for modern institutions with modern medicine advanced technologies and cutting
edge research. Today the modern hospital is a highly competitive multibillion dollar industry
that plays a large role in our healthcare systems. Far different from older institutions
modern hospitals juggle the dynamics of running a business that proves financially fruitful and
sustainable with maintaining and staying ahead of medical developments and offering the best
possible patient care. This comprehensive book explores all aspects of the inner workings of a
modern hospital from research and technology driven treatment and patient centered care to
the organizational functional architectural and ergonomic aspects of the business. The text
is organized into three parts. The first part covers a number of important aspects of the
modern hospital including hospital transformation over the centuries the new medical world
order overall concept academic mission and economics of new healthcare. Additionally experts
in the field address issues such as modern design functionally and creating an environment that
is ergonomically friendly technologically advanced and easy to navigate for both worker and
patient. Other topics covered include the role of genomics and nano-technologies
controversies that come with introducing new technologies the world-wide pharmaceutical
industry electronic medical health records informatics and quality of patient care. Part II
addresses nine specific elements of modernization of the hospital that deal with high acuity
life and death situations and complex medical and surgical diseases. These chapters cover the
organization of new emergency departments trauma room hybrid operating rooms intensive care
units radiology pharmaceutical and nutritional support and most essential patient and
public relation services. These nine elements reflect the most important and most visible
indicators of modernization and transformation of the hospital. Part III examines and
highlights the team approach as a crucial component of the transformation as well as specific
perspectives on the modern hospital from nurses physicians surgeons and administrators.
Finally a chapter dedicated to patient perspective is also presented. The Modern Hospital
provides an all-inclusive review of the hospital industry. It will serve as a valuable resource
for administrators clinicians surgeons nurses and researchers. All chapters will be written
by practicing experts in their fields and include the most up-to-date scientific and clinical
information.
