The classic: A study in hospital efficiency: as demonstrated by the case report of first five years of private hospital.

This is an abridged version of the Classic Article by E.A. Codman, A Study in Hospital Efficiency: As Demonstrated by the Case Report of the First Five Years of a Private Hospital. The full article is available as supplemental material for the abridged version in the online version of CORR®. An accompanying biographical sketch of E.A. Codman is available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-012-2750-4 . The Classic Article is © 1918 and is reprinted courtesy of Thomas Todd Co. from E.A. Codman. A Study in Hospital Efficiency: As Demonstrated by the Case Report of the First Five Years of a Private Hospital. Boston: Thomas Todd Co.; 1918: 4-10,108,162.