Desert Hospital Strategic Plan

Desert Hospital Strategic Plan

Corryn Hickson

Strategies in Healthcare

Strategic planning in healthcare organization entails creating actionable steps required to attain stipulated goals.

The purpose of the strategy entails bringing the action of the organization into the alignment with the stated values and mission (Ginter, Duncan & Swayne, 2018).

They are different from the others because they apply approaches that are value based, patient centric and have more traditional models of strategies.

The strategies come in various forms depending with the mission and vision statements.

Purpose and nature of strategic planning.

The development of strategies is a practice that calls for a more reliable approach in outlining the basic procedures that the organization is expected to adhere to depending with the agency of the matter being addressed. The approaches are more of patient centric and value based compared to others.

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The position of desert hospital demands that a strategic plan be created for it to be back and fully functional.

The strategic planning would enable the hospital to be proactive rather than reactive

Through the plan, a sense of direction is provided to the company (Ginter, Duncan & Swayne, 2018).

However, the strategic plan may prove difficult to implement if appropriate caution is not in place

Purpose and nature of strategic planning.

Understanding the role that strategic planning plays for the future of the hospital plays an important part in this case. A sense of directs given to the hospital in terms of productivity and effectiveness which is a positive facet that the company needs to embrace.

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The developed of the strategy occurred in phases in which phase one involved a keen situational assessment

The hospital needed to improve its operations based on the internal and external capabilities

The application of stakeholder analysis, resource analysis and the competitor analysis occurred in the process (Ginter, Duncan & Swayne, 2018).

Phase 2 entailed entailed the refinement of the vision and mission statements

Process taken to develop the strategic plan

Strategy development is a keen process that needs the application of basic operational framework that positively appeals to company needs in terms of efficiency and operations. The focus of the practice is revealing the actual appeal of the process and why it is highly effective.

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Expert consultants, community stakeholders and hospital representatives were involved in the decision-making

Their expert opinion determined the decision that was likely to be followed

The application of the force field analysis and payoff matrix in making decisions was applied.

Analytical and Decision Making Tools

Decision making involves the application of key analytical tool that facilitates the creation of a better decision making framework that only works for the interests of the learners only. The application of the force-field analysis plays an important part in coming up with approaches that works in providing positive information only.

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Mission: “To provide competent, caring, and accessible emergency and acute care services for the residents of our local community. We are ordinary people operating an extraordinary community hospital.”

Vision: “In its second century of service, Desert Hospital will set the pace for sophisticated care in Desert County. Getting better means all of us will be responsible for taking great care of our patients, each other, and our hospital.”

The mission and vision guides the strategy to focus on the interest of the company in terms of goals and objectives.

Each of them points out what needs to be done for the organization to fulfill its purpose (Walston, 2018)

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The purpose of mission and vision statements for informing and aligning strategic goals.

The mission and vision plays important part in the provision of a sense of direction in terms of efficiency and service allocation. It is an important practice that entails organizational interests only in terms of efficiency and other important issues.

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CEO recruitment would be an effective plan that would entails the basic hiring process

A job advert would be made to attract the best and the selection would be based on skill, experience and education.

The joining of an integrated regional healthcare system would expose the company to more resources compared to when it is independent.

However, joining the system would take away its autonomy and increase the dependency levels

The purpose of mission and vision statements for informing and aligning strategic goals.

The recruitment process is a defined procedure that demands adhering to certain regulations, the practice is focused on the implementation of ideals that works best of Desert hospital.

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The competitive advantage that comes with the practice is the streamlining of administrative operations

The hospital would have more resources and facilities (Walston, 2018)

The hospital would have a clear plan that it could adopt to create its path to success.

The competitive advantage works best for the future position that the company is likely to enjoy within the market.

The purpose of mission and vision statements for informing and aligning strategic goals.

Understanding the viability of the practice is essential in putting up a reliable operational framework that works for the interest of the company alone. The process is focused on productivity which is a positive factor in place that relies more on increasing efficiency and other key issues.

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The creation of incentives among healthcare practitioners is part of the motivational appeal.

The rewarding of accomplishments is part of the measure that is focused on productivity and appeal.

The promotion of scheduling flexibility focuses on ensuring that the hospital provides recreational time for employees as motivation.

The provision educational and career development opportunities to medical practitioners also motivates them.

Motivational Strategies

Motivation is key in ensuring that organizational appeals are provided with wider appeals that are focused on reflecting on the essentiality of order and provide a direct path towards the promotion of appeal only.

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Harrison, J. P. (2016). Essentials of strategic planning in healthcare.

Walston, S. L. (2018). Strategic healthcare management: Planning and execution.

Ginter, P. M., Duncan, W. J., & Swayne, L. E. (2018). Strategic management of health care organizations.

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