Date: April 20‚ 2012 Assignment: Downtown Health Care Clinic Perpetual Mercy Hospital Perpetual Mercy is a successful‚ nonprofit hospital located in the southern periphery of a major western city. It is extremely financially stable‚ debt free and holds the highest occupancy rate in amongst all hospitals located in its metro location. Perpetual Mercy has become extremely dependent on older‚ inner city occupants that are covered by Medicaid. More business is becoming minor‚ short stayed visits
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Situation Analysis-Peace Memorial Hospital Peace Memorial Hospital is a 600-bed‚ independent‚ not-for-profit‚ general hospital located on the southern periphery of a major western city. It is one of six general hospitals in the city and twenty in the county. After doing much research‚ the Board of Directors has decided that they should open an ambulatory location in the downtown area‚ to be known as the Downtown Health Clinic (DHC). The clinic will have 4 major objectives: “1. To expand the hospital’s
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CASE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL The nurses at Memorial Hospital work a regular schedule of four 10-hour days per week. The average regulartime pay across all nursing grades is $12.00 per hour. Overtime may be scheduled when necessary. However‚ because of the intensity of the demands placed on nurses‚ only a limited amount of overtime is permitted per week. Nurses may be scheduled for as many as 12 hours per day for a maximum of five days per week. Overtime is compensated at a rate of $18.00 per hour.
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Memorial Hospital Case Study Abstract Memorial Hospital Case Study uses a series of communication between different level and functional hospital employees to paint a picture of how this hospital operates. This paper will analyze and summarize key characteristics underlining the organization structure‚ management style and leadership‚ identify major challenges and recommend workable solutions. Analysis Organization 14 department heads report to the president directly. “Coordination
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The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Anthony R. Kovner Harvard Business Review No. 91506 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1991 HBR Anthony R. Kovner The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Bruce Reid‚ Blake Memorial Hospital’s new CEO‚ rubbed his eyes and looked again at the 1992 budget worksheet. The more he played with the figures‚ the more pessimistic he became. Blake Memorial’s financial health was not good; it suffered from rising costs‚ static revenue‚ and declining quality of care. When the
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Pate Memorial Hospital Introduction Pate Memorial Hospital is a 600 bed‚ debt free ‚ not-for profit ‚ one of the six general hospital located on the southern periphery of a major western city. It is financially stronger than most of the metropolitan-based hospitals in the United States and has the highest overall occupancy rate among the six general hospitals. Industrial Analysis of Hospital and Ambulatory health care services There’s a dramatic transformation in Health care and hospital industry
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Case Synopsis In mid-April 2000‚ Pate Memorial Hospital (PMH) uncovered a concerning piece of news. This news was discovered by Sherri Worth‚ assistant administrator at Pate Memorial Hospital in charge of the hospital’s Pate Health Clinic (PHC). Worth discovered that a firm had been conducting a study to determine whether there was sufficient demand to establish a clinic five blocks north of the Pate Health Clinic‚ the opening date for this potential clinic was May 2001. Worth believed that the
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Problem statement Pate Memorial Hospital is a 600-bed‚ independent‚ not-for-profit‚ self-supporting hospitals. PHC‚ an ambulatory health care facility‚ was opened by PMH. Sherri Worth‚ a new assistant administrator of Pate Memorial Hospital in charge of the PHC‚ was told that a firm plan establishes a clinic five blocks north of PHC. It is a big competitor for PHC. On the other hand‚ financial problems‚ Short service hours‚ long waiting time and lacking of gynecological services are all be the
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Policy changes Like many other hospitals‚ Memorial waited for help to come from the National Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). FEMA is expected to provide guidance in natural and man-made disasters‚ furthermore‚ they are not meant to take over situations (Shoup‚ 2005). In advance of the disaster the then Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco wrote to President Bush requesting a disaster declaration to allow federal assistance. The emergency responses were delayed by
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Executive Summary Change in an organization is not only inevitable but necessary and it is no different for Huntington Memorial Hospital. To continue offering quality of care that is evidence based and that delivers on the unique value proposition in line with its mission‚ Huntington Memorial Hospital is switching to an automated and electronic prescription system. This system will inject effectiveness in the organization‚ reduce human errors greatly and will also enable the organization to deliver
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