This presentation will focus on one Academic Health Center's mission to serve the community after it merged with the only public hospital in the community. Public Hospitals traditionally have the role to serve all-comers regardless of income or insurance status. How did Boston University Medical Center maintain this mission? This presentation will provide insight from the unique position of emergency medical services.
Learning Objectives: 1. To examine the concept of social responsibility and its relationship to Academic Health Centers/Systems. 2. To the tools to evaluate the social goods produced by Academic Health Centers/Systems. 3. To explore the impact of mergers and system building on the social responsibility of Academic Health Centers/Systems
Keywords: Access to Health Care, Public Hospitals
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.