Abstract
AbstractAscardio, a not‐for‐profit association formed in 1976, provides organization, staff, physical plant, and economic support to operate the Health Ministry's Regional Cardiovascular Center for west‐central Venezuela, thus combining the management features of a private foundation with the public objectives of a national bureaucracy. A wide range of in‐ and outpatient services are offered, with cardiovascular service growth outpacing that of major public hospitals elsewhere in Venezuela. Management features include novel approaches to staff compensation, employee empowerment, information controls, fee charges, and a wide‐ranging support network that spans private sector medical and public health bureaucracy linkages as well as political, volunteer, and patient groups. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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