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The Medical Director in an Extended Care Facility
Author(s) -
FONROSE HAROLD A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1976.tb03297.x
Subject(s) - medicine , medical care , quality (philosophy) , medical emergency , nursing , family medicine , gerontology , epistemology , philosophy
The growth of the aged population has increased the need for Extended Care Facilities. The role of the Medical Director in these institutions is extremely important in developing the needed programs and in formulating policies to insure that medical care is maintained at a high‐quality level.