STRATEGIC PLAN
PRELIMINARY WORKING DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN ASSIGNMENT
The Preliminary Working Draft Strategic Plan Document is an individual assignment that began at the beginning of PBHL-H-401. This assignment is a “hands-on” assignment we individually, completed the assignment by picking one specific local hospital or direct patient care facility (not an entire health system) in Indy or my hometown, and build a professional preliminary strategic plan draft about its current situation and future direction.
What I learned
Through completing this preliminary working draft strategic plan, I learned how much planning and decision-making goes into running a hospital beyond just patient care. I gained a better understanding of how important it is to evaluate a facility’s current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in order to create realistic goals for the future. This assignment helped me see how market competition, community needs, financial limitations, staffing challenges, and quality outcomes all connect when developing a strategic direction. I also learned how to use real data and research to support recommendations, which showed me that strong strategic planning must be evidence-based rather than opinion-based. Overall, this project improved my ability to think like a healthcare administrator by focusing on long-term sustainability, growth, and patient-centered improvements.
Class Competencies
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Demonstrate effective written communication and oral communication skills.
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Describe the structure and functioning of health delivery, public health, and health services organizations and the importance of a population health perspective.
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Apply quality, strategic planning, management, organizational behavior, marketing, and human resource theories and tools to manage organizational resources, confront industry challenges and improve outcomes in health organizations.
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Apply data and health information technology to inform organizational performance and decision making.