Hospital progress
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A format is suggested for administrators' difficult, important task of evaluating hospital department managers' relationships within the department and with other departments and personnel; official relationships with personnel outside the hospital; creativity and initiative; dependability; level of supervision required; sense of loyalty and understanding of the hospital's interest; and performance as outlined in the job description.
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After assessing the kind of care it was providing to terminally ill patients and their families, Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring (MD) committed itself to a more balanced program of care that included the creation of a thanatology department, implementation of special educational programs for hospital personnel, and exploration of the possibility of establishing a hospice care concept at the hospital.