Ensuring adequate staffing levels, investing in training staff and buying the correct equipment should take precedence over buying new curtains for the entrance hall.

Our armed forces adopted this practice many decades ago to ensure adequate staffing of medical services for their personnel.

The study indicated that community health centers provided more preventive care and greater continuity of care, though there were problems in obtaining adequate funding as well as adequate staffing.

Potential factors include: lack of adequate staffing ratios in hospitals and other health care facilities, lack of placement programs for newly trained nurses, and inadequate worker retention incentives.