Executive Summary Change in an organization is not only inevitable but necessary and it is no different for Huntington Memorial Hospital. To continue offering quality of care that is evidence based and that delivers on the unique value proposition in line with its mission‚ Huntington Memorial Hospital is switching to an automated and electronic prescription system. This system will inject effectiveness in the organization‚ reduce human errors greatly and will also enable the organization to deliver
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Memorial Hospital Bus644: Operations Management Vanessa Washington Khrista Richards June 8‚ 2015 In this assignment I will be discussing the case study in our text on “Memorial Hospital”. I will be looking at the ways the hospital might measure quality. I will also explain the potential costs and failures of quality for Memorial Hospital and discuss how each can be measured. I will be looking at the ideas or techniques from TQM that Janice could use to help Memorial focus on providing
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MARION CAMP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL The Marion Camp Memorial Hospital provides convalescent care for patients with long-term illnesses as well as for patients who require extended periods at physical therapy. The average length of stay at the hospital is for months. The hospital is supported through a combination of state and federal funding‚ medicare payments‚ and private donations. Less than 10 percent of the hospital’s revenue is derived from the patients. The hospital director‚ H. John (Big Jack)
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Policy changes Like many other hospitals‚ Memorial waited for help to come from the National Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). FEMA is expected to provide guidance in natural and man-made disasters‚ furthermore‚ they are not meant to take over situations (Shoup‚ 2005). In advance of the disaster the then Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco wrote to President Bush requesting a disaster declaration to allow federal assistance. The emergency responses were delayed by
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Chief Radiologist In cohorts with the additional radiologists Potential owner of Imaging Center Inc Russ Adams-bearer of bad news‚ personal friend. Background and Facts The cost per patient day was next to the lowest of the seven in area hospitals. However‚ the average occupancy had fallen to mid 60’s in the past 18 months; causing a lay off of 134 people‚ two specialized nursing units‚ and low morale from trustees. Chief Executive Charlie Jones realizes that these were unfortunate events
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each person’s values are acknowledged‚ respected‚ and equally supported within the relationship. WORK – one of the fundamental source of learning and when you work‚ you develop new skills‚ learn new things‚ and create a record of employment. COMMUNITY – it where people fits in and a group where we can shareour feelings‚ happiness and sorrows with our friends‚ realtives and other. SPIRITUAL – it gives meaning and purpose to my everyday life and is personal and can take in any form‚ it is a freedom
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Case Synopsis In mid-April 2000‚ Pate Memorial Hospital (PMH) uncovered a concerning piece of news. This news was discovered by Sherri Worth‚ assistant administrator at Pate Memorial Hospital in charge of the hospital’s Pate Health Clinic (PHC). Worth discovered that a firm had been conducting a study to determine whether there was sufficient demand to establish a clinic five blocks north of the Pate Health Clinic‚ the opening date for this potential clinic was May 2001. Worth believed that the
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Grady Memorial Hospital frequently referred to as Grady Hospital or simply Grady‚ is the largest hospital in the state of Georgia and is the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. Historical segregation of its hospital units meant that it was also called "The Gradys‚" a name that still surfaces among elderly Atlanta residents‚ especially African Americans. Grady is a Level I trauma center. Trauma is any life-threatening occurrence‚ either accidental or intentional that causes injuries. The leading
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Charleston Nicky Tran The Charleston is about a group of men and women dancing together‚ the dance could be done by yourself‚ with a partner‚ or in a group. The movement is very active and fun. It is originally developed by The African American Slaves. The dance then became re-created with a few changes in the moves it became really popular in the 1920s. The woman’s in their 20s use to love dancing the Charleston. They would wear clothes that the elderly think
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A Proposal for Renfrey Memorial Hospital Robin Revels-Fitzhugh Principles of Health Care/MHA 601 Instructor: Jack Lazarre November 21‚ 2011 A Proposal for Renfrey Memorial Hospital Introduction Every discussion about the nursing shortage notes that the root cause of the current shortage is different from the shortage in the past. That may be true to a certain point but some of the contributing factors remain the same‚ women have more career choices now than in the past. However there are some
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