Group #8 Assignment #1: Shouldice Hospital case 1. How does the hospital’s operations strategy support its business strategy? 2. How well is the hospital currently utilizing its beds? 3. Evaluate the effects of the following two alternatives on the utilization of the bed capacity. a) a. Adding operations on Saturday (assuming that 30 operations would still be performed each day). b) b. Increasing the number of beds by 50 percent (assuming that the hospital would increase the
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Debt increases the cost of equity and debt reduces taxes in capital structure. Therefore‚ debt does impact the value of the firm. (IFT‚ 2012) In the case analysis‚ Sam McKenzie is considering opening new restaurants and has consulted the CFO‚ Sally Thornton with assistance with capital budgeting. The prosperity for the new restaurants relies heavily on the state of the economy over the next few years. The company has an outstanding bond in the amount of $25 million that is due at the end of the year
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Nate Fortunato December 2‚ 2010 Romans 1: 18-32 (Journal 2) God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness Summary God had made the truth understandable and plain to see‚ but the people became ignorant‚ perverted‚ and lazy. Their worshipping and praising became less and less existent‚ until it stopped completely. God showed Himself to everyone through creation and life. He did it so that the world wouldn’t have any excuse of not knowing Him. The people began to worship worldly items like animals‚ plants‚ etc
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the provost. The provost being the head of both the medical school and teaching hospital is the most influential person and is in the best position to initiate decisions in solving the gap and inconsistencies between the two institutions. The case also indicated that the top management is the only one common among the two institutions so to address the problem occurring among the medical school and the hospital. The events that have transcribed in the renal unit should have been prevented also
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The “Newcomers Aren’t Welcome Here” Case CASE SUMMARY Joe and Henry have worked for Bernie Jones (founder) at Temple Air Conditioning and Heating for over twenty years. The last fifteen of which‚ as a team in the installation division without any supervision. They have built a reputation for quality work and fast service for Temple‚ however they do not interact with the other installation teams nor have any desire to do so. Joe & Henry have always had a good personal and professional relationship
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HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE STUDY The Aravind Eye Hospital‚ Madurai‚ India In Service for Sight Professor V. Kasturi Rangan Rev: June 7‚ 1993 Harvard Business School N9- 593- 098 Rev June 7‚ 1993 The Aravind Eye Hospital‚ Madurai‚ India: In Service for Sight I (the casewriter) arrived early at 7.00 a.m. at the outpatient department of the Aravind Eye Hospital at Madurai‚ India. My sponsor‚ Thulasi (R.D. Thulasiraj‚ hospital administrator) was expecting me at 8.00 o’clock‚ but I came
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1.) How well is the hospital currently utilizing its bed? 90 beds x 7 days/ week = 630 beds available in a week 30 patients x 3 days x 5 days per week = 450 beds utilized 450 beds utilized / 630 availble beds = 71.43% The hospital is currently utilizing 71.43% of their beds‚ this is actually an ideal operating point. To increase its rate of utilization might decrease the service quality. 2.) Develop a similar
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Contents Making Hospital Visits Jim Hughes DifficultSeasons.com 2009 1. Five Things About Visiting the Hospital for NonHospital People 2. Why Are You Going? 3. What’s Holding You Back? 4. Sometimes You Should Stay Home 5. When God Shows Up 6. Your Presence is What Matters 7. Don’t Tell Your Stories 8. Asking Permission‚ Giving Respect 9. How Long Should My Visit Be? 10. Follow the Patient’s Lead 11. Follow the Hospital Rules 12. Patient Privacy and Confidentiality Are Important 13. Don’t Give
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Operations Management Shouldice Hospital January‚ 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................3 Scope .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Analysis ......................................................................................................................
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Cynthia Ker COST SAVINGS FOR HOSPITALS Overview Currently‚ most of the hospitals in the United States are facing crisis in their operations because of the high costs used in the maintenance of the hospitals. Therefore‚ it is without doubt that‚ there is need to change how the funds of the hospitals are maintained by encouraging the participation of the hospitals’ administrators as well as the employees to lead to reduced costs. The measures to reduce costs in the hospitals should be focused on programs
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