Case Study One Case Name: Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts Pacific Healthcare is the largest health care provider in Santa Barbara Country. Pacific Memorial, Pacific Cabrillo, and Pacific Isla Vista along with two nursing homes and ten outpatient clinics are all linked to Pacific Healthcare. Altogether, there are over 1,500 beds. Barney Rubble, the Pacific’s corporate director of supply management, is in charge of procuring supplies for all Pacific Healthcare subordinates. The director of
Pacific Healthcare Case What alternatives should Barney Rubble consider when addressing the problem? There are basically five options in total because there are four other vendors that make X ray films. The competing companies DuPont, Agfa, Fugi, and 3M. DuPont and Agfa can produce quality that is roughly consistent with Kodak. On purely a cost basis, Mr. Rubble would most likely go with DuPont since is of roughly the same quality as Kodak while also costing less than Agfa who also produces
Pacific Healthcare Case Study Introduction to Supply Chain Management TLMT 313 B001 Sum 12 Michael Upshaw July 15, 2012 Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts • Pacific Healthcare is the largest health care provider in Santa Barbara County. The institution consists of three hospitals: Pacific Memorial (415 beds), Pacific Cabrillo (250 beds), and Pacific Isla Vista (300 beds); also included are two nursing homes and ten
PACIFIC HEALTHCARE CASE STUDY 1 Pacific Healthcare American Public University System Professor Wade Keith Pacific Healthcare: I. Major Facts Mr. Howell, the director of radiology for Pacific Healthcare has passed away. He was in charge of the supplier section of X ray film. Mr. Howell would not authorize the use of any X ray film other than Kodak. Barney Rubble is the corporate director of supply management for Pacific
Major Facts o Pacific Healthcare is the largest healthcare provide in Santa Barbara County o 3 hospitals makeup the Pacific Healthcare along with 2 nursing homes & ten outpatient clinics o There are over 1,500 beds combined o Barney Rubble director of supply management, is in charge of procuring supplies o Mr. Thurston Howell is director of radiology and has been in charge of supplier selection of X ray film for the past fifteen years. o Mr. Rubble believes that the current Kodak price was above
Venous Thromboembolism Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including both deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is reognised as the leading cause of preventable in-hospital mortality. DVT is the formation of blood clots in a deep vein- usually the large veins in the leg or pelvis. The most serious complication of a DVT is that the clot could dislodge and travel to the lungs, becoming a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs, pulmonary embolism. When a blood clot breaks loose and travels
Skin infections are becoming an increasing concern in New Zealand children (Dogra & Kumar, 2003) (Thompson, 2010). According to recent literature, the incidence rates of infectious skin diseases in New Zealand are some of the highest in the developed world (Williamson, 2014). These rates can be attributed to trends that are noted in the literature: particularly those that are related to socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnicity. This essay will discuss first the patterns and trends in infectious
Healthcare in NZ prior to 1840 can be best described as rural (Bamford-Wade, Nicholls, Tane, & Mitchell, 2010, p. 78). NZ’s healthcare system which was based on the model adopted from the United Kingdom(UK) advanced following the colonial period. Exposure to innovations in surgery and health practices was a result of the First World War and disease outbreaks in the early 20th century. These events led to the centralisation of the structure of healthcare services to what was later
(Gardner et al., 2011). In addition, the imperative concern is the type of model that is used in these two different areas to deliver equal healthcare services to the locals. As a result, there is a need to evaluate the models of healthcare delivery and assign the relevant model to these rural regions in order to ensure the prevailing of equity in healthcare delivery throughout the country. Summary The article presents the number of Australians that live outside urban cities and asserts that their
enterprise in the year 1903 ("Current Issues in Method and Practice", 2011). Over time its aggressive innovation and development of healthcare products have seen its current position as the world largest healthcare products manufacturing company. A recognition of their unique company name and logo is evident globally. Its regional offices are situated in the Pacific Rim, Europe, and America. These offices facilitate production and distribution in the overseas. Its domestic operations comprise of