AIDS and the small city: the cost at Kingston General Hospital.

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AIDS and the small city: the cost at Kingston General Hospital.

Can Med Assoc J. 1988 Sep 15;139(6):557-9, 561-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88310673
Ford P; Robertson D; Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Ont.

Abstract: Although AIDS is often thought of as a big-city disease, it is also becoming a serious health care issue for doctors and other health care workers in small-city Canada. Kingston, Ont., is one of those small cities, and of the facilities trying to come to grips with a disease about which much remains to be learned. In this article, Drs. Peter Ford and David Robertson outline their hospital's estimate of the cost, in manpower and money, of dealing with the AIDS crisis. The final estimate: roughly $700,000. Although most of the cost will involve one-time capital spending, they point out that there will likely be ongoing labour-related costs because of the special programs and increased manpower needed to deal with AIDS patients. Clearly, AIDS is no longer a big-city disease.

Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ECONOMICS/NURSING Canada Costs and Cost Analysis Equipment and Supplies, Hospital/ECONOMICS/STANDARDS Hospitalization/ECONOMICS Hospitals, General/*ECONOMICS Human Laboratories, Hospital/STANDARDS Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/ORGANIZATION & ADMIN Personnel, Hospital/EDUCATION Specimen Handling/STANDARDS JOURNAL ARTICLE

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