Health Care Business
HCS/577
June 29, 2015
Benjamin Ovando

Health Care Business Analysis In creating a new operating budget a decision had to consider the type of budget that would best fit the needs of the hospital. Since there is several financial management practices involved with creating an operating budget, we must understand which practice will help us create a budget that is substantial for the needs of Patton Fuller Community Hospital. The Patton Fuller Community Hospital Nursing Statistics provided information including cost of nurse per hour, cost of nurse per 24 hour day, number of nurses per patient, number of nurses per day, nursing cost per day, and nursing cost per month. This statistical budget is the basis of our budget creating process. We are able to identify patient volume and resource assumptions used in other budgets (Gapenski, 2008). The decision was to provide a $1 raise to our nursing staff. The effect of this raise is demonstrated in the simulated budget for January through December. We added the total costs from the $1 increase over the course of the year to the 2010 operating budget. With adding in the additional salary costs of $631 (in thousands) to the prior year salary and benefit costs, total expenses will increase 1.3% for a total of $468,756. As a result of the salary increase the operating and net income will be $8,485. Because of the increase in pay to the nurses Patton Fuller Community Hospital income will decrease slightly. By using the statistic budget in developing a new operating budget, we are able to effectively identify trends and other issues where we would need to better the organization. Creating a better organization would result in using its resources effectively and efficiently and eliminated unnecessary costs. Accounting is a very important part of every business and