American Hospital Association June 8, 2017

The hospital and health system field is moving from its traditional role as a “repair shop for disease” to serving as an agent for building healthier communities, says AHA board member Allen Weiss, M.D.

In coming years, he sees the image of the hospital becoming less about a building with four walls and more about partnering with others to provide care where people live and work.

“The hospital of the future will be an emergency department (ED), an intensive care unit and an operating room,” says Weiss, who is president and CEO of NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Fla. “And one of its biggest functions will be in prevention.”

He points to a stark choice. “We can spend $300 to...

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