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Stress And Job Burnout Among Hospital Administrators In The Greater Saint Louis Area, Aminrussa Rehana Fareed

Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate stress and job burnout among hospital administrators in the greater St. Louis area. The General Hypothesis were formulated. Five ( 5) sub-hypothesis were tested. ( 1) One or more work component can be identified that lead to stress and burnout of Administrators ; ( 2) One or more health problems among Administrators are work related; (3) Individual Administrator's mood is dependent on an outcome of the work environment; (4) Stress and burnout affects the Administrators family and social life ; ( 5) Stress and burnout can be identified among Administrators regardless of …

The Closing Of Homer G. Phillips Hospital And Its Effect On The Infant Mortality Rate Of The City Of Saint Louis, Charles E. Crawford

Theses

The infant mortality statistics in any country reflect the social and economic well-being of its citizens. In the United States the infant mortality rate is regarded as a key indicator of the level of health of the population and by implication, as a measure of the effectiveness of the nation's health delivery system. Further , it is believed by some that infant mortality is the single most important public health problem in this country.

The effect on the infant mortality rate as related to the closing of the only acute care public hospital in an economically depressed community is observed …