TY - JOUR
T1 - Preparing for Growth
T2 - Current Capacity and Challenges in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Programs
AU - Schriber, Jeffrey R.
AU - Anasetti, Claudio
AU - Heslop, Helen E.
AU - Leahigh, Alan K.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - During the past decade, the demand for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has grown dramatically, and there are expectations that this will continue or even accelerate over the next decade. This prompts a variety of questions about the ability of the health care system to accommodate the increased demands on transplantation centers; for example, what is the current patient capacity of transplantation programs, and how much elasticity do they have to accept a larger volume of patients? An informal survey of a sample of medical directors of transplantation programs found that existing facilities might be able to increase their patient volume by about 7%. Expanding much beyond that limit will require an infusion of resources to enlarge current programs and/or establish new programs.
AB - During the past decade, the demand for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has grown dramatically, and there are expectations that this will continue or even accelerate over the next decade. This prompts a variety of questions about the ability of the health care system to accommodate the increased demands on transplantation centers; for example, what is the current patient capacity of transplantation programs, and how much elasticity do they have to accept a larger volume of patients? An informal survey of a sample of medical directors of transplantation programs found that existing facilities might be able to increase their patient volume by about 7%. Expanding much beyond that limit will require an infusion of resources to enlarge current programs and/or establish new programs.
KW - Facility
KW - Growth
KW - HSCT
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.02.010
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 20167277
AN - SCOPUS:77951197004
SN - 1083-8791
VL - 16
SP - 595
EP - 597
JO - Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
JF - Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
IS - 5
ER -