• Provide an overview of the hospital’s characteristics and structure. For example:
  • Identify and describe the location of the hospital.
  • Describe the demographics of hospital, including:
    • The general details about the hospital. For example, is it a public or private hospital, is it an outpatient or inpatient hospital, a standalone hospital or is it connected to a hospital system, and so on.
    • The size of hospital, number of beds.
    • Who the hospital serves.
    • The specializations are of the hospital. For example, a children’s hospital or a general type of hospital.
    • Other types of services the hospital provides.
    • How long the hospital has been operating; and in what capacity?
• Analyze and describe the organizational structure of the hospital system. Include:
  • The mission and vision of the hospital.
  • The departments within the hospital and their responsibilities.
• Analyze and describe the clinical services of the hospital. For example, what are its special, primary, secondary, and tertiary services?
• Analyze and recommend areas for improvement. Include recommendations for the following departments and areas:
  • Administration.
  • Operations.
  • Clinical.
  • Compliance.
  • Information Technology systems—hardware, software, and telecommunication systems.

Use the Smith Community Hospital interactive to complete this assignment.