Hospital Merger

How it works

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• The study examined two teams in a Dutch teaching hospital that had merged from two local hospitals while keeping two locations physically separate. — Caught in the undertow: a qualitative study exploring the relationship between the sustainable employability of healthcare workers and quality of care
• Staff rotation after the merger prolonged cultural and physical distance between healthcare workers from the same department. — Caught in the undertow: a qualitative study exploring the relationship between the sustainable employability of healthcare workers and quality of care
• The Location X counting protocol was perceived by Location Y nurses as imposed without adequate consultation. — Caught in the undertow: a qualitative study exploring the relationship between the sustainable employability of healthcare workers and quality of care
• Merger dynamics can make resentment linger when one group feels taken over by another. — Caught in the undertow: a qualitative study exploring the relationship between the sustainable employability of healthcare workers and quality of care