导言众所公认,医生到病家上门诊治的机会是很不够的。患慢性严重疾病或终末期疾病的老年人经常被推给医院和长期的安置机构,或由急诊医院派人作临时家庭护理及急诊住院。纽约罗切斯特区对长期卧床而希望在家中治疗的病人组织了家庭医疗小组(下简称小组),开 The preacher acknowledged that the opportunity for a doctor to go to a patient for medical treatment is not enough. Older people with chronic severe illness or end-stage disease are often referred to hospitals and long-term placement agencies, or emergency hospitals send people for temporary home care and emergency hospitalization. The Rochester District of New York has organized a family health team (hereinafter referred to as the group) for patients who stay in bed and want to be treated at home.