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Garabed A. Fattal, MD; Yosef Frost, MD; James W. Winkelman, MD

JAMA. 1985;253(14):2076-2079.

Abstract
The clinical laboratories of three hospitals were consolidated under a single directorship. Improvements in available services and substantial true cost savings were achieved. These results illustrate the theoretically anticipated but rarely documented advantages of a shared-hospital services model of health care provision.

(JAMA 1985;253:2076-2079)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pathology, United Health Services, Binghamton, NY (Dr Fattal); Mercaz Kupat Holim, Tel Aviv, Israel (Dr Frost); and the Department of Pathology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse (Dr Winkelman).

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Division of Clinical Pathology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210 (Dr Winkelman).

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