S.W.O.T AnalysisEli Medical Center

Nonna Lou Aranas, Nanncie Constantine, Ferdinand A. Romero and Blessy Thomas

NUR/587

January 23, 2012

Christi Brito, RN, MSN, CCRN

Introduction

(S) Strengths

(W) Weakness

(O) Opportunities

(T) Threats

Organization's Strengths

Charity for low income patients

National recognition in specific clinical areas

Continuing education for staff

Education & growth of the community

Organization's Strengths

Better technology

Well trained physicians and other health workers

Government funded insurance

Equitable health care for all

Organization's Weaknesses

Lack of control in hospital charges

Lack of adequate staff to care for

patients

Organization's Weaknesses

Lack of communication between medical personnel and patient

High nurse patient ratio

Lack of unity between computer system and paper work

Opportunity: Six external environmental factors

Technological: Recent developments

Political: Pricing regulations

Competitive: Market trends

Opportunity: Six external environmental factors

Regulatory: Changes in regulations

Economic: Capital Expenditure

Social: Demographics

Threat: Six external environmental factors

Technological: Lack of Electronic documentation & medication administration technology

Political: Conflicts between management and staff

Economic: Increased advertising by rival hospital through media & increase in lawsuits

and malpractice suits.

Threat: Six external environmental factors

Regulatory: Reimbursement restrictions for frequent hospital readmissions and hospital acquired diseases.

Social: Increase in immigrant patient populations from the Middle East.

Economic: Decrease in funding by public and private donors due to recession.

Initiatives: Organization’s strategic five-year plan

To have the best health care team

Improve quality health care

Resources for the initiatives

To have the best health care team

Provide education and training

Hire the right management and leadership

Equip staff with the tools to their job

Resources for the initiatives

Improve quality health care

Creating a patient survey

Promoting use of bar coding

Initiating an error detection system

Promoting collaborative patient registry

Effect of the external environment on strategic planning

An organization is a product of its external

and internal environment.

An effective strategic plan is based on a

comprehensive assessment of the

external environment.

Globalization, increased consumer expectations, technological advances

and increased competition

Role of leadership in strategic management

Enhances performances

Allows the organization to do better

Directing strategies for major decisions and system focus

Conclusion

Strengths: EMC is a Thompson

Reuter awardee in providing good

clinical outcomes, excellent

rating in patient safety and customer

satisfaction; cutting-edge diagnostic

technology, and well-trained staff.

Weaknesses: EMC is facing

challenges with high nurse to

patient ratio, poor cost control,

decline in reimbursement as a result increasing

number of uninsured, lack of communication,

and documentation issues

Opportunities: EMC can improve staffing through

hiring and retention, cost-containment, technology

enhancement, communication, understanding

cultural diversity through training and education.

Threats: Threats cannot be avoided

but can be minimized through

a proactive approach by

staying informed with regulatory

changes, reimbursement rules, and new trends in the marketplace.

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