Interview with a Hospital Administrator

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Do you believe there is adequate coordination between the public health system and
the health care delivery system in general?

There is a greater coordination between the private health care providers and the public health systems these days because it is necessary. There is no other source for many patients who come through the private system to receive follow-up care other than the public health system. Where there was once virtually very little coordination between private and public systems, today we see extensive coordination because it is necessary. The cuts in Medicaid, and the loss of group health benefits has necessitated a more coordinated effort
Is there a health care delivery preparedness plan for a public health event, such as an infectious epidemic or bioterrorist attack?

Private hospitals have plans, and go over and test those plans on a periodic basis as is required by oversight. However, after Hurricane Katrina it is difficult to imagine how those plans would unfold. Those hospitals that were forced to abandon patients and staff were required by law to have those kinds of plans, and, in my opinion, they failed. So we have plans, but lets hope we would never have to test them,…

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