...South Georgia Medical Center Carrod Harrison DeVry University Online South Georgia Medical Center South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) is located on North Patterson St, in Valdosta, GA. The primary purpose of the medical center is the restoration of health. In their leadership they strive to improve the healthcare system for delivery of future production so that it can be done the right way. They are very compassionate in showing accountability and competence in their service to the community. The SGMC is very committed to their community and that is what makes them very special. (SGMC) The Joint Commission has accredited the SGMC for their high mark of quality in the healthcare field. The Health Information Exchange is used as a platform to strategize Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements which will facilitate the fluid exchange of data between the physicians and the patients. This is important to the organizations success. The SGMCs phase one integration system is a project which includes populating the Relay Health HIE with the hospitals’ information and making it available to physicians. The SGMC is currently working on a second phase which will allow physician practices to connect the EMRs to the HIEs in order to produce a flow between the two systems so that test results and physician orders can flow through successfully. The plan is to add more practices to the HIE later. (SGMC) Other organizations have been discussing the improvement...
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...External and Internal Environmental Analysis George Benelli University of Phoenix Strategic Planning & Implementation STR/581 Lloyd Krieger June 27, 2015 External and Internal Environmental Analysis Introduction The University of Miami Hospital (UMH) is a 560-bed academic acute care center, located just a few miles north of downtown Miami. The hospital was acquired by the University of Miami in 2008; since then, it has become the center of healthcare excellence in South Florida. As any new business, the organization is constantly searching for opportunities to improve its physical infrastructure and financial status. In this paper we will analyze the external and internal environmental factors that directly or indirectly affect the overall operations of the hospital. We will also describe its competitive position as well as the hospital’s organizational structure. External Factors UMH mission is to provide healthcare services to the community it serves, as well as to being a point of interest for international patients. As most hospitals, it is aggressively influenced by the environment in which it operates. “A host of external factors influence a firm’s choice of direction and action and, ultimately, its organizational structure and internal processes.” (Pearce, pg.102). These external factors are divided in three major categories: remote, industrial, and international. Remote. These factors are independent from the institution’s operating situations...
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...reach them. Health care facilities are in huge demand for the elderly and for people who lives in low-income communities. A person who receives good quality health care services can prevent the spread of contagious diseases. This paper will describe the need of the community, population it is serving, and a brief description of the facility. Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center (FCFFHC) is an outpatient clinic and has served the communities, and the surrounded rural areas since 1975. This health center is greatly needed in the rural and low-income communities because the people could not get to their local hospital. Therefore, the people in those communities were not getting the necessary medical health care needed. Dr. Franklin C. Fetter, the Dean of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, and founder, provided culturally sensitive comprehensive primary health and home care services to children, and adults as part of a demonstration grant under the Medical University in 1968, (FCFFHC, 2013). The center offers support to the community by sponsoring health awareness campaigns, health fairs, and through their media. The most important need that the elderly community needed was a Home Health Department (FCFFHC, 2013). This department provides services to home bound people who cannot travel to see the doctor. Home Health have a staff of one medical doctor, physician assistant, and a nurse practitioner. According to Roberta Porterfield RN, and Home Health...
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...Collaboration to Build Healthier Communities A Report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Wilder Research Wilder Research Wilder Research Report prepared for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America by Paul W. Mattessich, Ph.D. Wilder Research Saint Paul, Minnesota Ela J. Rausch, M.P . .P Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation June 2013 Creating Healthy Communities Cross-sector partnerships are sparking widespread action to improve community health COATESVILLE , PA SEATTLE, WA Access to healthy foods Access to preventative care and healthy housing LOS ANGELES , CA Quality early child care and education CHICAGO, IL Data and evidence to build health into all policies and practices MIAMI , FL Opportunities for physical activity and healthy living health community development • community development finance • community planning • early child care/education • human services • housing Introduction “ Building a healthier America is feasible in years, not decades, if we collaborate and act on what is making a difference.” —Robert Wood Johnson Foundation In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation convened a commission of nonpartisan leaders to identify opportunities to improve the health of all Americans by creating environments that protect and actively promote health. Their report, Beyond Health Care:...
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...environment as well as financial management practices prevalent in the financial environment. I will also explain why effective financial management is more difficult in health care than in other industries. Entities Piedmont Medical Center is a for-profit acute care hospital located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It is an entity with the Tenet Healthcare Corporation that offers a broad range of surgical and diagnostic services that include advanced heart and stroke care, women and children services, and a 24-hour emergency room. It has received recognition for its cardiac care, cancer care, diabetes management, orthopedic care, stroke care, and surgical care. (Piedmont Medical Center, 2014). Greenville Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit acute care hospital also located in Greenville, South Carolina. It is an academic teaching hospital with a 24-hour emergency room that provides inpatient and outpatient services for the immediate community as well as a referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of heart, cancer, reproductive, and endocrine disorders. It has a children’s hospital, a heart institute, and a cancer treatment center connected to the main building (Greenville Memorial Hospital, 2014). The Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center is a state university with a hospital and six colleges for the education of a wide range of health...
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...Organization The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is the leading medical center in South Carolina providing medical care to surrounding communities and training to future health care professionals with affiliations to six different colleges and universities. The Medical University was founded in 1924 as a Medical College for the training of physicians. It was one of the first medical universities in the United States. In 1955 it was expanded into the Medical University of South Carolina, the medical center it is today, providing health care and training health professionals is areas of pharmacy, nursing, medicine, graduate studies, health professions, and dental medicine. MUSC is a not for profit organization serving millions of people in South Carolina and surrounding states with over 12000 employees and training approximately 2600 health care professionals every year according to the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Administration website. The Mission of MUSC is to improve health and maximize quality of life through education, research and patient care. They have the Vision to be nationally recognized as a Premier Academic Medical Center and to be a leading and transformative Academic Health Center being recognized as top 25 among academic medical centers. According to the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Administration website, MUSC has the following seven objectives or strategies to reach the vision of becoming a top 25 medical center: Integration...
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...Drug abuse and addiction is a serious issue within the United States. It is an issue because there is a weight of stress placed on communities. Think of the kind of effect a large presence of drugs in the community has on the people who want a clean and healthy place to live. Think of the emotional damage drug abuse brings to families and how harmful it can be to adolescents who are pressured into trying drugs by older teenagers in their neighborhood. This statement will narrow its focus down to the impact drug abuse and addiction has on Hispanic communities in San Antonio, TX. The Hispanic culture is heavy and predominates in San Antonio, so it is important to recognize if these people are more likely to abuse drugs than other ethnicities...
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...financial aspect of planning. During this phase bidding, licensing, construction, and evaluation are taking place (California Healthcare Foundation, n.d.). According to Tradition Medical Center (2013), “Martin Health System is a not-for-profit, community-based health care organization that has served the region for more than 70 years” (para. 6). This paper will outline the need for a new building, the population it is serving, a description of the new building, and a URL link for the floor plan for review. Community and Facility Needs Martin Health System has served the local community for more than 70 years. According to Martin Health System (2013) their “mission is to provide exceptional health care, hope, and compassion to every patient, every time” (para. 6). It offers variety of care to include acute and primary care, preventative services, cardiac care, cancer care, and rehabilitation services. Currently Martin Health System has two hospitals providing inpatient care to 344 patients; two MediCenters, numerous outpatient clinics, and a freestanding emergency center. Martin Health System listened to the community voice concerning the need for access to medical services on the west side of the city. The two hospitals are located on the east and south side of the city. Opening Tradition Medical Center will give the city on the...
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...uncatered health care issues for the ages in the county of orange, San Clemente seniors’ board, decided to come up with a solution. They voted in a board from the region. The board was supposed to carry out services in South Orange County. With time, it evolved to become a regional, non governmental, non profit organization. It continued to help the aged by fulfilling their needs and putting prevention programs. In early 2010 south county senior services decided to change their name to age well senior services. Program description Age well senior services program was developed with the sole purpose of helping the aged. It relies 100% on donations for finances to be able to provide services. Since 1975 when it was known as san clement seniors it has consistently provided vital services to the aged living in homes as well as all the aged low income earners in south county. These types of services are not easily available in other cities, the aging are always left to suffer on their own. They have a wide variety of services that they offer, they includes: * Meals on Wheels and Congregate Meal Programs * Adult Day Health Care and Alzheimer’s Social Day Care * Operation and Management of Senior Centers * Case Management * Non-Emergency Medical Transportation * Health & Wellness Programs Meals on wheels and congregate meals programs This program has been put in place to ensure that the aged never go hungry. They operate their nutrition program that ensures...
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...things. The “inventions” that stem from these necessities do not end once the original need is met. They continue to gain momentum and often change the world, as we know it. The entities that make up the Vanderbilt Hospital system are examples of this necessity driven innovation. In 1928, the first Pediatrics wing was created at Vanderbilt hospital. At the apex of the Second World War, the South was a more agrarian culture that relied on the harvesting of crops to provide food for their families. Due to the amount of nitrates provided in the fertilizer used to assist in crop growth, a disorder known as Methemoglobinemia or Blue Baby Syndrome developed in children. According to Zieve, (2014), “Methemoglobinemia is a blood disorder in which abnormal amounts of methemoglobin—a form of hemoglobin—is produced.” This disorder caused the babies' skin to have a blue pallor caused by the lack of bonded oxygenated blood in their circulation. This condition was treatable by administering supplemental oxygen and methylene blue. This was not the only Blue Baby Syndrome that had occurred in the South. Dr. Helen Taussig, who was appointed head of the Children’s Heart Clinic at John Hopkins Hospital's pediatric unit in 1930, had also encountered a case of “blue baby” syndrome during this same time (“Changing the Face,” 1993). Different than the current syndrome, this was a congenital disorder called Tetralogy of Fallot. The Mayo Clinic (2015), defines this as “a rare condition caused by a combination...
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...QRT TASK 1 Robyn Rollins-Root Western Governors University QRT TASK 1 A1. Viability of Product or Service Jordan Valley Medical Center is a 185 bed community hospital located in West Jordan, Utah. This modern medical center is equipped with the latest technology to provide comprehensive health care. In addition to the in-patient units, Jordan Valley provides many outpatient services including: Physical Therapy, Breast Care, Outpatient Lab and Radiology services, as well as Wound Care and Sleep Disorder Clinics. These successful outpatient services allow patients the opportunity to receive medical care that, in the past, would have required hospitalization. Jordan Valley also provides an Outpatient Respiratory Clinic specifically for patients with Respiratory Syncytial Virus, an illness generally referred to as RSV. RSV is a very common virus that most people have been exposed to within the first two years of life. It is spread by mouth or nasal secretions and is extremely contagious. When the virus strikes adults or older children, the symptoms are similar to a common cold. However, when the virus occurs in young children or infants it becomes much more serious, usually requiring medical intervention including breathing treatments. Previously, this need would require the child be admitted to the hospital to receive these treatments. With the implementation of the outpatient RSV Clinic, patients are able to stay at home with their parents and return...
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...hospitals focus on catering to the same clientele. The paper will reflex the differences and similar attributes. The facilities cater to geriatrics, gynecological, rehabilitation centers, and other similarities. Positioning and differentiation is Orange County Regional competitive strategy advantages over Sullivan County Regional. Discipline of the Organization Planning a health care system positioning and differentiation paper will have a excellent plan and tactic position. Marketing at a hospital and it brand name is vital to success in profitability. Catskill Regional Hospital and Orange County Community General both have well known toes to the community in Sullivan and Orange Counties. The paper will discuss some of the different strategies both organization uses to convince the community of excellence in health care services, and products. Both facilities have undergone a huge transformation to enhance marketing to produce profitability. Both organizations have a unique clientele attraction. The hospital’s has distinguished the market to attract consumers to become regular patients. Strategy The well thought out plan is to initiate a distinguish customer for to sell products and services. Each health care system has a unique target market to cater to each individual community. Core concepts and concept of distinctive competence is two different ideals, but most organization think it has the same meaning...
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...Syndrome Epidemiology in a South African Community: A Second Study of a Very High Prevalence Area* DENIS L. VILJOEN, M.D., J. PHILLIP GOSSAGE, PH.D.,† LESLEY BROOKE, B.S. (HONS.),† COLLEEN M. ADNAMS, M.D., F.C.P.,† KENNETH L. JONES, M.D.,† LUTHER K. ROBINSON, M.D.,† H. EUGENE HOYME, M.D.,† CUDORE SNELL, D.S.W.,† NATHANIEL C.O. KHAOLE, M.D.,† PIYADASA KODITUWAKKU, PH.D.,† KWADWO OHENE ASANTE, M.D.,† RICHARD FINDLAY, M.D.,† BARBARA QUINTON, M.D.,† ANNA-SUSAN MARAIS, R.N.,† WENDY O. KALBERG, M.A., CED,† AND PHILIP A. MAY, PH.D.† Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, National Health Laboratory Services, South Africa, and the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research ABSTRACT. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in a second primary school cohort in a community in South Africa. Method: Active case ascertainment, two-tier screening, and Institute of Medicine assessment methodology were employed among 857 first grade pupils, most born in 1993. Characteristics of children with FAS were contrasted with characteristics of a randomly selected control group from the same classrooms. Physical growth and development, dysmorphology and psychological characteristics of the children and measures of maternal alcohol use and smoking were analyzed. Results: The rate of FAS found in this study is the highest yet reported in any overall community in the world, 65.2-74.2 per...
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...Organizational description California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC), a 318‐bed acute care hospital located at 1401 S. Grand Avenue providing state of the art services to a vibrant and rapidly evolving urban community at the epicenter of America’s second largest city. CHMC is committed to furthering the healing ministry of Jesus, and to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to the communities they serve. The hospital’s mission sets a clear focus for their work. The values define how they carry out the mission and the vision demands that they consistently and effectively live up to both. The health care organization (HCO) reporting hierarchy structure begins with the president who is also the chief executive (CEO) of the hospital to the vice president, the chief financial officer, the foundation officer, the board of directors’ officers, the board of director’s members down to the departmental level with directors follow by managers and supervisors. The ethics committee fits in as an organizational...
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...HARLEM UNITED COMMUNITY AIDS CENTER 2014 PROGRAM GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS ADHCs ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE (ADHC) EAST - EL FARO............................................................................................................... 5 ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE (ADHC) WEST ............................................................................................................................. 6 HEALTH SERVICES DENTAL CLINIC .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 MOBILE HEALTH PROGRAM................................................................................................................................................. 9 PRIMARY CARE .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 HOUSING FOUNDATION HOUSE EAST ............................................................................................................................................... 13 FOUNDATION HOUSE NORTH (FHN) & FOUNDATION HOUSE SOUTH (FHS) ....................................................................... 14 FOUNDATION HOUSE WEST (FHW) .................................................................................................................................... 15 HRA SCATTER-SITE HOUSING ................................................
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