Section I: Current Company Operations Financial Aspects HCA provides a community report by division each year on each hospital in that division. Palms West Hospital had the following financial information available in the 2013 Community Report. Number of License Beds 204 Total Annual Admissions 12,378 Total Annual ER Visits
involved Charles Keating. The documentary briefly touches on this subject, but I decided to delve a little deeper into the matter in order to see if it was truly worth mentioning. Lincoln Savings and the Keating Five was overtaken by the American Continental Corporation. Before Keating became in power, the company was regulated well. Then, when Keating began his reign, he fired all of the current management. Red flag right there. Since the deregulation began in the beginning of the decade that allowed
Introduction Dr. Karen Buhr, PhD is the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer of Bellevue Hospital; a large, a not-for-profit hospital located in New York City. After two weeks of working in the public sector, she misses the benefits of a seemingly endless cash flow available when working in a world renowned, private academic hospital. Bellevue Hospital has been in deficit for the past two years and patient satisfaction regarding care is at an all-time low. Her first task is
Interconnection is connected to the Eastern Interconnection via six direct current transmission facilities. The WECC has offices in the following cities: Salt Lake, Utah; Vancouver, Washington; and Loveland, Colorado. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) employs eight other branches of electric reliability councils (NERC). Currently, the level of security regarding the Western Interconnection networks is depleting, as in it is becoming ever more susceptible to external
of the company that I would like to work for is called McLaren Health Care Corporation. The one particular part of the McLaren Health Care Corporation that I would like to work for is McLaren Macomb Hospital. McLaren Health Care Corporation is a place that deals with hospitals. They are all around Michigan and they are headquartered in Flint. They are a fully integrated health care network that “ includes 12 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, the state’s only proton therapy
How did American healthcare become big business? Some blame the lack of government regulation, that which allows medical industries to profit off of sick or injured patients. Others point fingers at those who benefit from government sponsored healthcare, claiming that tax increases and excessive use of government money are the true root of the problem. In Elisabeth Rosenthal’s An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back, the acclaimed journalist (and licensed
State law governs Nonprofit corporations. Similar to for-profit corporations, nonprofit corporations are required to file a corporate purpose statement with either a Secretary of State or a Department of Charities and pay a fee, draft articles of incorporation, conduct meetings on a regular basis, and meet other requirements that would allow it to receive and retain corporate status. Several factors distinguish nonprofit corporations from profit-focused corporations. The most significant difference
physicians. Every state has its own statutes governing the licensing of physicians and makes it a criminal offense to practice medicine without proper licensure. It also prohibits business corporations from practicing medicine or employing a physician to provide professional medical services. Through this, the American Medical Association sought to ensure that only licensed medical professionals practice medicine and prevent the commercialization of medicine. This was borne out of the belief that a physician’s
I. Abstract The health care industry is diversely complex. The health care industry is a set of connections between people and technology; physicians, pharmacies, medical clinics, health insurance, hospitals, school health programs, and voluntary health agencies all make up a huge, diverse system. Within the stock market, the health care industry is very prominent, however, its stability is weighed; many different variables determine the stability or instability of health care markets. Many
not a privilege, but a right. Before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law, “over 30 million Americans were currently without health care coverage for themselves and their families.” Said Toni Scherling, a nurse practitioner at the North Memorial Hospital in Maple Grove Minnesota. Imagine how your life would be like if you were one of million Americans that needs medical coverage, but could not afford it. Having health care coverage is important for several reasons. Not