Problems Associated with the Introduction of a Psychiatric Unit Into a Rural General Hospital
SANFORD BLOOMBERG M.D.1
1 Director, East Spoke, Franklin County Public Hospital, Greenfield, Mass. He is also in private practice at 112 Washington Ave., Northampton, Mass. 01060
The author describes the establishment of a psychiatric unit in a rural general hospital in Massachusetts and some of the problems that arose in the first two years; particular attention is paid to the interaction between the psychiatric unit and the hospital's medical staff Emphasizing psychiatry as a medical specialty and attempting to relate psychiatry to traditional medical values were vital in coping effectively with the problems.
