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Ethics Committees in Small Hospitals *
Author(s) -
Niemira Denise A.,
Orr Robert D.,
Culver Charles M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
the journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.439
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1748-0361
pISSN - 0890-765X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1989.tb01067.x
Subject(s) - deliberation , ethics committee , function (biology) , political science , public relations , medicine , engineering ethics , nursing , public administration , law , engineering , evolutionary biology , politics , biology
Ethics committees at small hospitals confront most of the same ethical dilemmas present at large hospitals, but must usually deal with them with fewer resources and less access to recognized expertise. Nonetheless small hospital committees can function effectively in the areas of education, policy deliberation, and case consultation. The development of ethics committees at two small Vermont hospitals is described, noting some of the problems associated with smallness and making suggestions about how to surmount them .