Einleitung -- Status quo -- Prinzipien -- Rahmenbedingungen -- Herausforderungen für kleinere Krankenhäuser im ländlichen Raum -- Lösungsansätze für kleinere Krankenhäuser im ländlichen Raum -- Fallstudie Kreiskrankenhaus Wolgast -- Fazit

Background: Providing health care services in Africa is hampered by severe scarcity of personnel, medical supplies and financial funds. Consequently, managers of health care institutions are called to measure and improve the efficiency of their facilities in order to provide the best possible...

Background: Helicopter emergency services (HEMS) are of increasing relevance for emergency medical services (EMS) of developed countries. Despite the known cost intensity of HEMS, there is only very limited knowledge of its cost dynamics and structures. This averts an efficient resource...