Leadership and Macdonalisation are two very fascinating topics when understanding how they help Aravinds hospital case. They help understand how the Aravind hospital was run using multiple leadership styles and how its efficiency was multiplied equalling to this social enterprise to becoming one of the best in its field.
This essay will evaluate the use of leadership and Macdonalisation in this social enterprise founded in India that helps millions of civilians suffering with partial loss of sight regain their vision. This essay will narrow down to which specific routes the Aravind Eye Hospital used in terms of how they were lead and how resourceful they have been.
This essay is divided into 3 sections. The 1st gives an overall view of Aravinds
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This theory is the most relevant to Aravind’s Eye Hospital as Dr. G. Venkataswamy has helped motivate his doctors to work and perform many more cataract surgeries than most doctors can deal with. His doctors perform in the region of 25-40 surgeries a day. The Aravind Eye Hospital has also inspired the world with its actions, no believed that it would be possible to deal with the ongoing sight problem especially letting 2/3 of patients go free. He also inspired people to show how he can do this individually by manufacturing and providing his very own cataract lenses. Aravind built its own solution for the extensive prices of lenses, they created a manufacturing plant in the basement of one of his hospitals. They realised soon enough they could use affordable and obtainable pieces of technology to help produce the lenses at the price of $4 per lens. (Brown, T. Design Thinking) Dr Venkataswamy had defied all odds and his family still continues to use The Transformational Theory in his work to this …show more content…
“The Aravind Eye Care System has dramatically improved the quality, volume and efficiency of eye care delivery in India and inspired health workers everywhere.” (Brilliant, L & Brilliant, G. (2007)) The workflow of doctors are set high, they perform over 200,000 surgeries per year. Keeping the waiting time between each operation very small and steady, resulting in many more patients becoming operated on. “The second core principle is excellence in execution of ensuring a high level of efficiency in providing the treatment, including outpatient services and surgeries.” (Tikoo, R. Financial Express). The gap between each operation was so precise and consistent; it solely helped improve the efficiency of the hospital. “By the time the first operation was finished, the second patient already had a microscope focused on their eye. Dr. Aravind then moved straight to table no.2 without any interlude.” (Manikutty, S & Vohra, N
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They say that the eyes are the windows into the soul. When damage to the eyes occur it is usually irreversible, meaning that if this does occur, it is definitely best to find a respected ophthalmologist to fix the problem. Meet Karen D. Todd, my aunt and opthamologist at the Florida Eye Institute in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Todd practices general ophthalmology with an emphasis on the latest treatments and diagnostic testing for glaucoma.
Optometrists have accepted vision therapy, which is a medical treatment for optical muscle disabilities, as a feasible treatment used for eye related problems; claiming the treatment can strengthen vision and give the patient the opportunity to understand visuals quicker and clearer (Press). Vision therapy originated in the 1950s and over the past 25 years, has gained popularity, mainly because of new technological innovations in the field of treatment. Generally, vision therapy is prescribed as a measure mainly for people between the ages of 3 and 18. With the results from a comprehensive series of eye tests, the optometrist can work with the patient using special instruments—prisms, filters, occluders, and eye lenses—and strengthen the eye muscles, thus improving sight. According to optometrists in favor of vision therapy, these methods of treatment using these instruments function as safer routes to repair eye disabilities. Although vision therapy can yield favorable results, the practice as a treatment for innate eye disabilities has been in hot debate lately; as it can exceed $8000 and insurance companies do not cover the treatment. For decades, insurance companies have refused to accept vision therapy as a legitimate method for repairing eyesight (Boink). Concomitant with lack of insurance, the cost for a full treatment can exceed $8000, and doctors cannot guarantee a successful outcome. Recently, parents of children with eye related disabilities, such as amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (cross-eye), and doctors have attempted to cooperate with public schools to allow families access to school-funded doctors to practice vision therapy. With a tight budget, most schools cannot afford to supply vision therapy, and a...
This theme has a profound effect on events, as there are two contrasting and opposing sides. There are the characters that see it as their duty to aid the people without vision for a short time. On the contrary there are people who choose to relocate so they can survive long-term. The latter option is the logical movement for people who consider, and are concerned about, the survival of humanity. There are conflicts, which are a result of the people with vision not conforming to the opposite cause, which has an impact on events. A reference in the text that reflects this is when Bill Masen witnesses this conflict near the University of London. He listens to Coker’s speech, the content argu...
In this essay I will compare and contrast the qualities and plights of both Aeneas and Gilgamesh. These two epic heroes share similar fates, yet are very different in personality.
In order to rid what he considered wrong – poor communities unable to obtain basic eye care- he decided to generate the foundation known as the “Fred Hollows Foundation.” The Fred Hollows Foundation is a non-profit aid organization based in Australia, whose intention is to fight for change, look after the wellbeing of the Indigenous, empower communities, treat, and prevent blindness and other vision issues.
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Leadership is a human engagement activity. It connotes the idea of someone being superior to the other. Leadership can be seen as the practice of small actions that can engage or alienate, nourish or deplete those around us. Others often mistake a leader to have the same title as a “manager.” The difference between the two terms is evident in the popular statement. A leader deals with people while a manager deals with paper. Leadership is considered a unique function also. It can be especially delegated or it can simply arise in a certain group. In the nursing context, the leader is a visionary with a concentration of time and effort who looks outward to how the unit, organization, or profession can go forward (Daly, et. al., 2004). Leadership is also considered a natural element in nursing practice because majority of nurses work in group or units. When an individual receives the license of an ...
Leadership at times can be a complex topic to delve into and may appear to be a simple and graspable concept for a certain few. Leadership skills are not simply acquired through position, seniority, pay scale, or the amount of titles an individual holds but is a characteristic acquired or is an innate trait for the fortunate few who possess it. Leadership can be misconstrued with management; a manager “manages” the daily operations of a company’s work while a leader envisions, influences, and empowers the individuals around them.
Leadership is a broad term with a powerful and diverse meaning. Found in every profession, school setting, and workplace, proves its vital and valued role. Working in the future as a health care professional evokes a strong sense of understanding to provide effective leadership. Interdisciplinary health teams more than ever compromise a large sector of health care, requiring the upmost standards of quality in leadership to assume these positions of power. From this course I set for myself a great responsibility to learn, grow, and build upon my skills in becoming an appreciated, and essential part when in the role or position of a leader. In addition I want to learn how to be comfortable in a leadership position, as it is often rarely proclaimed in today’s society. Breaking down what being a leader truly means, instead of an unattainable picture of world change, is
The role of leadership has become increasing valuable for organizations to be successful. According to Huber (2014), Leadership can best be defined as method utilized to ensure that an objective is completed. There are many different types of leaderships that can be found within each organization. In this paper I will highlight an example of a specific leadership style that we come across in healthcare settings. I will review my leadership self-assessment results and discuss the impact of leadership on staff and groups.
Dr. Anderson was successfully able to see a large number of patients per day, largely in part due to the help of staff members. Technicians perform pretesting on patients (including visual acuity testing and Optos imaging) and then direct patients to seats in the hall. This patient flow opens more chairs in the waiting room/dispensary and ensures that patients are ready to be seen by the doctor at the time of their appointment. Unfortunately, these chairs are immediately outside of the exam room, which necessitates exam room doors be completely shut for privacy. Overall, this process was a creative way of increasing the number of exams per day without increasing the number of exam lanes needed. Additional practice management advice gained was Dr. Anderson’s opinion on instrument importance and productivity. New optometry graduates must prioritize purchases due to large amounts of student debt and limited funding. Interestingly, Dr. Anderson advocated that the Optos retinal imaging instrument was his favorite and most profitable instrument. He explained that this technology provides a wow factor for patients, while also cutting down on exam time. For non-medical, routine exams, the retinal imaging allows for a complete exam without dilation (an added bonus for patients as well!). Furthermore, the advanced technology allows for sustained viewing of the retina and provides an opportunity for
The cost of Medical equipment plays a significant role in the delivery of health care. The clinical engineering at Victoria Hospital is an important branch of the hospital team management that are working to strategies ways to improve quality of service and lower cost repairs of equipments. The team members from Biomedical and maintenance engineering’s roles are to ensure utilization of quality equipments such as endoscope and minimize length of repair time. All these issues are a major influence in the hospital’s project cost. For example, Victory hospital, which is located in Canada, is in the process of evaluating different options to decrease cost of its endoscope repair. This equipment is use in the endoscopy department for gastroenterological and surgical procedures. In 1993, 2,500 cases where approximately performed and extensive maintenance of the equipment where needed before and after each of those cases. Despite the appropriate care of the scope, repair requirement where still needed. The total cost of repair that year was $60,000 and the repair services where done by an original equipment manufacturers in Ontario.
A manager’s leadership style must influence staff and others to take them seriously. A manager sets the tempo for the employees’ work ethic. Effective leadership from healthcare managers is important to the modern healthcare reform (Kumar, 2013). Leadership engagement in healthcare explains how a problem could affect a healthcare organization. Managers that hold leadership roles must adopt a certain style that can be functional for his or her initial organization to be successful. Performance improvement can be a very serious aspect of leadership engagement (Croxton, 2011). Healthcare managers need to have people from all areas involved to work effectively. Without the consistency of getting all staff and physicians involved, the organization may suffer greatly.
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