Healthcare Swot Analysis Paper

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I am writing you this memo to provide you with information that you requested about a possible investment opportunity in the healthcare industry. Specifically in the emergency/outpatient care centers and healthcare providers in the United States and within Europe. The primary purpose is to analyze these healthcare industries, using SWOT: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. By using this system, we can analyze the present and future state of the industry, and predict its possible growth patterns. This information will assist you in deciding whether to invest in this industry or not. Strength Growth: The healthcare industry is growing at a steady rate. From the year 2009 until the year 2014, IBIS world expected the industry …show more content…

Tight control over costs helped DaVita maintain its profit margin during the recession, despite price pressures from government and commercial players (Phillips). AmSurg Corporation is a hospital operator that owns surgical centers throughout the U.S. (Phillips). This company has been able to deliver strong revenue growth in recent years and in the year 2014; it was expected to generate $1.1 billion in revenue. A market vacated by a competitor, availability of new technology, changed in population profile or need, competitor vulnerabilities, lack of dominant competition, new market segment offering improvement in profits, and new vertical, horizontal, or niche markets are all examples of opportunities in the healthcare industry (Healthcare SWOT). Threat There are many threats that could affect this industry. The main threat to this industry is alternative medicine (Healthcare in the U.S.). Therapy, a condition that has a mental, as opposed toa physical basis, could be another threat to this industry (Healthcare in Europe). “Despite favorable demographics providing health care industry operators with a once-in-a-lifetime tailwind the daunting challenges posed by current funding sources and government regulatory agencies will provide real-world constraints on how health care operators are financed and managed” (Van Horn). The future of healthcare is not immune to challenging business conditions despite the optimism of some people (Van

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