Furthermore, a SWOT analysis was conducted to determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of West Florida Regional Medical Center (Hill, Jones, & Schilling, 2004, p. 17). Although there were a number of quality control issues at West Florida Regional Medical Center, the hospital did however have several strengths. West Florida Regional Medical Center has a strong support group including the military, government, business, and education (Rakich, Longest, & Darr, 2010, p. 318). Another major supporter involve include John Kausch, HCA’ CEO himself; not only is he fully involved in the whole process, he also possesses good management skills (Rakish et al., 2010, p. 317). Dr. Batalden, another knowledgeable individual who understand the positive …show more content…
Ms. Gulbys was the only program employee at West Florida Regional Medical Center (Rakish et al., 2010, p. 320). She was in charge of four different positions, including her being the director of Quality Improvement Resources (QIR), staff and coach to Kausch, and a member of the quality improvement council (Rakish et al., 2010, p. 320). Having to play many roles can definitely have a negative impact on Ms. Gulsby’s performance and productivity. Another weakness is staffs resistance and opposition to the program, “Kausch sensed some loss of interest among some managers” (Rakish et al., 2010, p. 318). Some staffs were not too fond of the way the continuous quality improvement (CQI) process was going, they taught it was taking too long. This lacks of interest in staffs can in return decrease performance and productivity. In addition, some departments were experience loses in record keeping. Because West Florida Regional Medical Center is located in a competitive area of Pensacola not having an effective control system in place can be a major threat that can lead to a decrease in patient revenue and
A SWOT analysis was examined towards Sutter Health and its Affiliates to better understand the organizations strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The SWOT analysis provides a breakdown of ways the organization can manage its negative aspects of weaknesses and threats to strategies a plan to overcome those concerns. In addition, the identifying of the strengths and opportunity in a SWOT analysis provides the bases of what the hospital has accomplished and how it should continue to manage those positive outcomes.
Strengths Long-standing reputation Provision of quality healthcare Highest rank in patient satisfaction Recipient of Joint Commission accreditation Serving a diverse population Weaknesses Smaller than other four hospitals Decrease in net profit Increase in expenses Significant increase in long-term debt Not-for-profit status Opportunities Changes in government regulations Change in lifestyle Influx of patients due to higher patient satisfaction Cost savings Opening of some outpatient clinics and surgery centers Threats Too much competition
SGH has been plagued with patient quality issues, therefore SGH finds itself in a situation which is inherently antithetical to the mission of the hospital. The costs of healthcare continue to rise at an alarming rate, and hospital boards are experiencing increased scrutiny in their ability, and role, in ensuring patient quality (Millar, Freeman, & Mannion, 2015). Many internal actors are involved in patient quality, from the physicians, nurses, pharmacists and IT administrators, creating a complex internal system. When IT projects, such as the CPOE initiative fail, the project team members, and the organization as a whole, may experience negative emotions that impede the ability to learn from the experience (Shepherd, Patzelt, & Wolfe, 2011). The SGH executive management team must refocus the organization on the primary goal of patient
After analyzing the Coastal Medical Center, it is apparent that the employees and staff have no conception of the mission, vision, and values of this health care facility. In addition to this lack of structure, CMC has many projects in the midst of production that lack support of a common goal, employees are unsatisfied with their jobs, the two boards lack ability to agree on strategic decisions for the organization,, and the medical center has a dismal reputation when it comes to quality care.
In order for a health care organization to maintain optimal function, the promotion of change is continuously necessary. Within the health care delivery system, there are a number of different techniques that nurses can use to determine where changes need to be made. One technique is called a SWOT analysis, which involves an evaluation of an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (Harrison, 2010).
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). Staff Analysis Statement of Problem HCA, after following a conservative financial policy since its establishment, has entered the new decade preparing to make some changes in order to realign their financial strategy and capital structure. Since its establishment, HCA has often been used as a measure for the entire proprietary hospital industry. Is it now time for the market to realign their expectations for the industry as a whole? HCA has target goals that need to be met in order to accomplish milestones in the future.
My current employer, Mayo Clinic, is a world renowned not-for-profit hospital that has been established for 150 years. Mayo Clinic is the first and biggest integrated not-for-profit medical group practice in the world and is a well-known brand name that is recognized world-wide. Working for an organization where the primary value is the needs of the patient come first, the organizations domain is held to a higher standard. The mission statement is to encourage hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to all patients through integrated clinical practice, education and research (Strategic statement of Mayo Clinic, 2012). The vision statement is that Mayo Clinic will offer an unparalleled experience as the most trusted partner for health care (Strategic statement of Mayo Clinic, 2012). In the medical field, innovations, research and technology motivate the business to perform and deliver care in a new standard. Mayo Clinic has a logo of three shields that are interlocked, presenting patient care, research and education.
WellStar Health Systems is currently the preeminent and largest health care provider in Metro Atlanta. WellStar Health Systems is a not-for-profit institution that is composed of 5 hospitals and an abundance of physician groups. Physician specialty groups included within WellStar are: ENT, Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious Disease, General Surgery, Rehabilitation, Pathology, and Rheumatology. WellStar’s organizational design is composed of internal and external factors that define the organization’s size, organizational structure, and processes. Internal and external factors are the basis for influencing managerial conclusions in decision-making. These factors vary from organization to organization and are the rationale for understanding WellStar’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Understanding these variables is a necessity for the sake of WellStar’s survival
Mayo Clinic started slowly from Dr. Mayo who practiced medicine to a current clinic that treats and offers consultation services and other medical services. From the onset, the creativity to bring new ideas was their principles. Medical practice in the clinic has been the act of pulling resources together to solve their patient problems. The founders of the clinic, both Mayo and his wife Louise, believed in charity and social awareness. Their viewpoint of life meant that no man, woman or child is born to suffer. They were great advocates of the concept that life is not just a question of what others owe us but what we owe others and how much we can do to stop suffering in the world through scientific research. This formed the foundation of Mayo Clinic when it started and it forms the strengths of the success today. When this medical establishment started to take shape, this sense of support and responsibility to society became the medical foundation of commitment to the hope of research in medicine. (Howard, 2004).
Figure 1 is the SWOT analysis for Riverview Community Hospital. As shown in the figure, the upper quadrants have strengths and weaknesses for the hospital and the lower quadrants have opportunities and threats, respectively. Some of the Riverview hospital’s strengths are that it has a long-standing reputation and ranks highest in patient satisfaction. The weaknesses of the hospital are that it is smaller than other four hospitals and is facing a decrease in net profit. Some of the opportunities are that there could be a huge influx of patients due to a higher patient satisfaction, as well as, some of the things the hospital has been doing has saved the overall cost. Some of the threats are that due to the bigger hospitals buying the smaller
Being healthy is a topic that is on everyone mind in today’s society. Everywhere you look, whether on televisions, advertisements or by word of mouth, people are trying to live, eat and just do better. Health may and can include taking medication for a short or long-term period of time. For some medicine may be needed daily for the rest of their lives. Health is the general condition of a person in all aspects. It is also a level of functional and or metabolic efficiency of a human. Every human being health is very important and we cannot function if our health is not intact. That is the reason why I choose Pfizer for my SWOT analysis, because Pfizer is the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company and ranking #1 in the United States.
What is a SWOT analysis? This concept involves assisting businesses to identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It is often used to analyze an organization and its environment. Businesses find the analysis useful in assisting them to improve their business, establish goals and objectives.
I would like to work for a technology-based company that assists medium-sized businesses in designing and implementing programs that maximize the utilization of resources in ensuring success in the accomplishment of goals of the businesses. While working for such a company, my desire is to live in a leafy suburb adjacent to the city from where I will undertake most of my duties. In addition to working for the technology-based company, I will not limit myself to serving businesses that I work for, but I will extend my services to the community by starting an agency that will offer consultancy services to individuals intending to invest in technology in running their operations. My residence will form the base of the organization besides serving as the home of my family. I will raise my family at the place using the reasonable income from work among other ventures that include provision of consultancy services to human resource managers.
The SWOT analysis is a useful tool for identifying our personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to our plans and goals. According to a “Fuel My Motivation” article (2010), this analysis considers internal influences that can positively or negatively affect our ability to achieve our goals. The internal factors are our strengths and weaknesses. Also considered are opportunities and threats, which are external influences that can have a positive or negative impact on the ability to achieve our goals. I will share how the self-assessment instruments and self-exercises in this course have contributed to assessing and understanding my strengths and weaknesses. I will also discuss techniques I will use to leverage my strengths and understand my weaknesses. In addition, I will consider opportunities that I can take advantage of and the threats that can possibly impede my progress.
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