Understanding the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis is extremely important and beneficial for any business, including the health care industry. The health care industry has many different impacts vs other industries because of the rapid changes and growth within the health care system, such as technology and knowledge. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the health care organization can give a better insight into how the organization maybe doing, along with where and what changes will need to be made to be better and improve the quality of care. SWOT analysis will be conducted in combination with a business plan for the Community Hospital, having these this will allow us to …show more content…
The importance of the SWOT factors in combination with the business plan will help determine if the addition services is achievable. The Community Hospital is an accredited organization under the Joint Commission which is a positive strength for them, as this accreditation requires a high standard for a hospital. A weakness for the organizations would be that the company has a low market distribution, along with struggling to keep up with the competition and technology changes. Another weakness that could affect the organization is that they are suffering from a shortage of profession staff such as providers and ancillary staffing. However, there are many opportunities such as the increase of the city’s population, and opportunities with advancement of technology. Where competitive organizations, have had success in these areas. Some threats to the organization could be contributed to the growth of chronic illness. Additional threats are that the competitor has updated their facilities, which has drawn more patients to their facilities. These factors are extremely important when considering looking at the analysis for opening a new …show more content…
To meet the needs of the current organization a significant increase in staffing and recruitment must take place for the hospital to serve the community. Not having adequate staffing to accommodate the increase of patients can be a potential risk. Another weakness is the fact that the company has, in recent years fallen behind its competitors in the market sharing distribution. This may also be because of the threat that a competitor has recently updated their facility drawing in more of the market sharing. This analysis can be used to help seek out areas of weakness the Community Hospital will need to improve upon, as well as define the threats and discover ways to overcome them. However, it is also important to look at the strengths and how those strengths can assist the Community Hospital in opening the additional location. If the threats or weaknesses overwhelm the strengths and opportunities for what changes are needed to overcome those threats or weaknesses so that the goal can be achieved. Limitations 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.
Background Information In implementing a strategic plan for Coastal Medical Center, our consulting team has conducted many analyses and formed numerous strategies in order for Coastal Medical Center to be successful. Such assessments include an internal analysis, external analysis, gap analysis, and SWOT analysis. In conducting these analyses, our consulting team was able to better understand the internal environment, external environment, where the organization currently stands in terms of performance, and the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that oppose the Coastal Medical Center. From our inquiry, we will be able to establish a strategic plan that best fits the organization’s needs.
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
Supposedly, the national average occupancy rate of hospitals is lower than it should be because of rising costs of hospital care. Factors causing variations in occupancy rates are hospital size, product diversification, and urgent versus non-urgent
The challenges that all acute care hospitals and facilities faces are the demand for highly specialized services has increased. The US population is constantly aging and the elderly tend to need more acute care services. Because many people lack health insurance, they tend to use emergency rooms in the hospitals as their source of care. The increase demand in acute care prompted hospitals to expand their facility
The current health care system can be difficult to navigate and often medical centers need management tools to help them develop strategic plans within their organizations. The SWOT-Analysis is one strategic tool that health care centers can use to formulate a roadmap for their organizations. The SWOT-Analysis examines internal capabilities (strengths and weaknesses) and external developments (opportunities and threats) when determining a strategic plan for an organization (Van Wijngaarden, Scholten, & Van Wijk, 2012). Van Wijngaarden et al. (2012) explains for SWOT-Analysis to prove meaningful throughout an organization, it is important for stakeholders to be part of the brainstorming to identify its’ internal capabilities and external developments. However, there are a few drawbacks to the using the SWOT-analysis tool that are important for health care centers to remain cognizant of when developing their strategic blueprints. Helms and Nixon (2010) state the SWOT-Analysis can be vague and too simplistic when developing a strategic course for an organization; it can be difficult to classify variables into the four SWOT quadrants; and no definite strategic path is identified after the SWOT-analysis is completed. For these reasons, they explain it can be helpful to use additional analysis tools in addition to the SWOT-analysis. One such tool the U.S. Army Medical System uses is the balanced-score card. The balanced-score card can assist health care centers in the clarification of their strategic objectives and goals, and facilitates communication throughout the organization (Chan, 2006). Chan (2006) also reveals balanced-score cards allow for constructive employee feedback l...
The organization that I choose to do my SWOT analysis on is the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This organization is a nonprofit organization based here locally in the Atlanta area. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta was established in 1998 with the merger of Egleston Children’s Health Care System and the Scottish Rite Medical Center. Out of this merger was born the largest pediatric system within the United States. In 2006 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta continued to acquire Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital with expanded the system to a total of three hospitals. To date, according to their website Children’s Health Care of Atlanta has 27 neighborhood locations spread throughout the Atlanta area, and six urgent care facilities that offer primary care, sports medicine, rehabilitation and surgical services.
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.
“KP is the largest non-profit health care delivery system in the United States, and operates in 8 states and the District of Columbia. KP is made up of 3 entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFH), and the regional Permanente Medical Groups,” (Selevan, Kindermann, Pines, and Fields (2015). Selevan al et (2015) state that the members of Kaiser Permanente can be compared to other insurance companies in regards to age, race, and employment status, although the members are known to have lower income levels. Additionally, they found that Kaiser Permanente’s model of care focuses on improving the health of patients, promoting population
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. A SWOT analysis is simple exercise that could be implemented on multiple subjects including an individual or a whole corporation. The SWOT analysis is an operational tool for managing change, defining strategic direction and setting realistic goals and objectives according to Simoneaux and Stroud (2011).
In order to cope up with the rising consumerism as well as globalization, the business needs of the many industries such as the healthcare, are fluctuating. Additionally, as medical technologies are improving healthcare organizations need to integrate those futuristic needs (Arab et al., 2014). One such successful approach needed by PMH is to implement a viable strategic plan that could incorporate the various aspects of both the market analysis as well as the SWOT analysis. Recruitment of Healthcare Providers To overcome the biggest weakness faced by PMH, which is the physician shortage issue, it needs to generate certain initiatives that could further help in both recruiting and retaining physicians at PMH (CSU, 2016). One of the most commonly
The region’s labor market is already tightening, as a result of which competition for skilled healthcare professionals is increasing. Kaiser Permanente would have to compete with the existing hospitals in recruiting and retaining qualified management and staff personnel responsible for the day-to-day operations of each of its hospitals and physician practices, including nurses and other non-physician healthcare professionals. The scarcity of nurses and other medical support personnel in the region presents a significant operating issue. This shortage may require Kaiser Permanente to enhance wages and benefits to recruit and retain nurses and other medical support personnel, recruit personnel from foreign countries, and hire more expensive temporary personnel. Competition for skilled healthcare professionals may lead to a further increase in Kaiser Permanente’s wage
This paper’s brief intent is to identify the policies and procedures currently being developed at Midwest Hospital. It identifies how the company’s Management Committee was formed and how they problem solved and delegated responsibilities. This paper recognizes the hospital’s greatest attributes and their weakest link. Midwest Hospital hired Dr. Herb Davis to help facilitate the development and implementation of resolutions for each issue.
An organizational analysis is an important tool to become familiar with how medical businesses and organizations are able to meet standards of care, provide services for the community and provide employment to health care providers. There are many different aspects to evaluate in an organizational analysis. This paper will describe these many aspects and apply the categories to the University Medical Center (UMC) as the organization being analyzed.