Abbott Northwestern Hospital Case Study

In mid-April 2000, Sherri Worth was faced with some very unsettling news about Pate Memorial Clinic’s future with a competitor potentially moving into the area. Worth was the assistant administrator at Pate Memorial Hospital (PMH) and was also responsible for the Pate Health Clinic (PHC). A study by the competitor was being done to see whether sufficient demand existed to establish a clinic 5 blocks north of PHC. The two biggest concerns in regards to the new competition were:

The acquisition and post-acquisition period for Mt. Mercy Hospital/Sister Mary Theresa’s purchase of Abbott Hospital experienced several organizational change issues. Within Dr. Belasen’s corporate communications model “CVFCC,” several quadrants became compromised. During the acquisition period, conflict arose within the realm of Investor Relations and Government Relations. Conflict continued to arise after the acquisition – specifically within the quadrant of Employee Relations.

The North Texas State Hospital (NTSH) is part of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) administration. NTSH is a mental healthcare facility that has two campuses: one department is located in Wichita Falls, TX and the other in Vernon, TX. Including both campuses DSHS is the largest mental hospital in the state of Texas, which provides psychiatric services for the mentally ill. NTSH is the only facility in the entire state of Texas that provides forensic psychiatric care. Forensic psychiatric care is a specialized service for prisoners who have mental disorders. NTSH offers a 284-bed maximum security program for adults and a 78-bed adolescent Forensic Program (DSHS Center, 2017). NTSH aims to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of individuals by providing the right stewardship, reducing health care problems, improving public health awareness, and preventing diseases. In order to improve health and safety, NTSH is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Joint Commission is an independent, not for profit association that set standards to evaluate

ABC Medical Center is a general hospital setting that employs a variety of professionals in the medical field, including, but not limited to; Doctors, Physician’s Assistants, Nurses, Aides, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nurse Case Managers, and Social Workers.

The case that I found is about a California medical center who has gone to court because of violating a patient`s privacy by releasing her medical information without her consent. Now they are fighting battle in court whether or not if the hospital officials have the right to share patient`s medical record unknown to the patient`s. But according to the Shasta Regional Medical Center, they said that the patient`s has waived her rights by giving her health information to a news agency, but the patient`s lawyers argue that they stay do not have the right to share the patient`s records (Patient Privacy, HIPAA Violation Case Argued in Calif., 2014). The patient`s was diagnosed with a form of malnutrition, and her medical records were sent to hundreds of hospital staff members.

On 4/14/2016 SC completed monitoring phone call with Pa's dtr and primary informal Lynda. The Pa was hospitalized at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital on 02/23/2016 reason unknown. The Pa was discharged to Manor care Health Systems Yeadon, skilled nursing where she stated for over 30 days for rehab. The Pa was discharge home on 4/5/2016 with skilled care from Mercy Home Care. According to Lynda the Pa had no falls, or new health problems or medication change. Lynda reported that the Pa had her first post hospital visit with on 4/14/2016 by her visiting nurse practitioner from visiting physicians. She also stated that the Pa visiting nurse from Mercy’s health is scheduled to visit the Pa on 4/15/2016 followed by PT. The SC asked if the current services are stilling

Management of post- surgical wounds. Performed several procedures including suture placements, drain placements/removals, wound dressings, e.t.c

Along with having the desire to work in the field of dietetics, I have made extensive contributions to my current and previous employers. These

Currently, the College of Osteopathic Medicine department at Nova Southeastern University offers multiple clinical services that are open to the public. Here patients have the opportunity to establish care and get treated by doctors. These clinics also help students to learn and experience firsthand what it takes to become a doctor. The students are able to work alongside the doctors, and have one on one encounters with the patients. The main clinics are located at the Sanford L. Ziff center; the clinics currently available are Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Family Medicine, Optometry, and Dental. From Monday to Friday the clinics operate from 8AM to 5:30PM, except for Family Medicine which on Tuesdays and Thursdays provide a night clinic service, from 5pm to 7pm and a weekend clinic on Saturdays from 8am to 12pm. Nova Southeastern University relies heavily on its faculty and staff help manage and operate these clinics. There are over 350 employees currently working in this department. Employees here learn to provide excellent customer service, to learn how to deal and verify health insurances, to help and keep up to date with accounts receivables and accounts payable. It is presumably

In 2015, Jackson Memorial Hospital had $ 1,252,551,454 in total operating revenues with total operating expenses of $1,588,328,771 generating a total operating loss of 335,773,317 ( p. 18). Jackson Memorial however, ended the 2015 fiscal year with positive numbers due to its non-operating revenue. Due to Jackson’s total non-operating revenue of $467,855,586, net income ended at $209,430,749 (Public Health Thrust of Miami-Dade, 2015, p. 18). Compared to 2015, Jackson Memorial’s operating numbers were slightly low in 2014. Jackson Memorial had $1,173,157,623 in total operating revenues with total operating expenses of $1,506,814,082 generating a total operating loss of $333,565,459 in 2014 (Public Health Thrust of Miami-Dade, 2015, p. 17).

My background includes 10 years of working in a hospital setting. I started out as a unit clerk at Midwest Regional Medical Center and was promoted to Charge Auditor Supervisor during my employment. I was responsible for correcting any mistakes on patient’s charts before the account was sent to the billing department. I gained experience as a clinic representative for St. Anthony Oncology Clinic. I was responsible for scheduling patients for appointments, treatments, and tests; and served as a liaison between patient and all medical staff.

Advocate Illinois Masonic has a rich history in how it became the hospital it is today. Before it was called Illinois Masonic, it was Chicago Union Hospital. The Union Hospital was organized during the time of rebuilding post the great Chicago fire in 1901. Belden Avenue Baptist Church Steadfast Sunday School organized the union hospital. Amongst the board members of the hospital were some Masons who formed an association for the purpose of providing free medical and surgical treatment for master masons, members of the Eastern Star, and members of their families. In 1921 the Illinois Masonic Hospital Association purchased Chicago Union Hospital.

Columbus Regional Health (n.d.) serves 10 counties in Southeast Indiana. The demographics include a predominantly Caucasian population of approximately 300,000 people (Economic Opportunities through Education by 2015, n.d.). In southeastern Indiana, about 140,000 individuals have employment, and 15% of them, who are over the age of 24, have a bachelor’s degree (Economic Opportunities through Education by 2015, n.d.). Approximately 30% of the high-school students drop out in this mainly rural area with a flat population growth (Economic Opportunities through Education by 2015, n.d.).

Twin Oaks Hospital in Lexington, Colorado is a 100-bed hospital with a staff of 350 employees that include over 200 nurses and 40 clerical and secretarial employees, the majority of which are women. Recently the staff has had some apprehension and discontent over pay levels. Lexington Memorial Hospital, a public facility near to Twin Oaks recently agreed to demands from their nursing and clerical staff to increase wages five percent. They further agreed to introduce a job evaluation program which would evaluate the nursing and secretarial jobs based on comparable worth and that results of the study would be utilized as the basis for any future pay adjustments. As a result of this the staff at Twin Oaks has come to demand similar wage

Background - The Arnold Palmer Hospital is 1 158-bed paediatric hospital located in Orlando, Florida; part of the Arnold Palmer Medical Foundation and rated as one of the nation's Top paediatric hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. It is the only hospital in all of central Florida with an emergency/trauma center dedicated specifically to pediatric patients. It opened in 1989, and in 2006 became a children's hospital focused solely on