a) SWOT
SWOT involves analysis of an organization 's strengths and weaknesses. Strengths give an organization an edge over their competitors. Weaknesses are those things which would be detrimental if used by competitors. Opportunities are those situations which give an organization an advantage. Threats are those situations which may affect an organization in a negative manner. (Coman & Ronen, 2009, pg. 5677-5678). SWOT analysis can help focus on internal and external things that may affect an organization (Jurevicius, 2013, para. 1). SWOT helps to identify future goals that an organization may have.
Needs for Community South Medical Center.
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Procrastinating may end up being detrimental to the facility’s effectiveness. The CEO should address various issues as soon as possible, to counter all the challenges that may arise in future due to postponing various problems. In the case of Community South Medical Center, strategic goals should be adequately set. This will in turn allow the top level managers to embrace the responsibility for developing and implementing all the goals set for the facility (Shepeard, 2011). Market share, innovation opportunities and all productivity efforts should be adequately embraced for the sake of Community South Medical …show more content…
Continuing as originally planned is not a good decision (Khatri, Wells, McKune, & Brewer, M. (2006). With the situation at the facility, the plans need to be changed, new strategies embraced, new management systems developed and operational effectiveness emphasized. The chief executive officer should therefore address the issues confronting Community South Medical Center. The financial instability and lack of personnel are critical issues. These should not be shunned to be dealt with in another year. The earlier the organization of systems is done the better for the facility, especially to facilitate improvement in operational effectiveness. The strategic plan would be as follows: (A) Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of factors affecting the facility, (B) Generating alternatives for the organization, (C) Evaluating selected alternatives to improve patient care and service delivery and (D) Implementing goals arrived at and decisions made for the good of Community South Medical