Medical staff bylaws in a multihospital system

Not all multihospital arrangements demand a close association between the medical staffs of the individual hospitals involved. However, in those situations where the medical staffs will be more closely linked, the bylaws and rules and regulations of the cooperating medical staffs should be reviewed and integrated, if appropriate, before the changeover. This presents the medical staffs with the task--and opportunity--of initiating and controlling these changes.