Description
For this assignment, you are to investigate the history and organizational development on one of the hospitals in your local area. Use the following questions as a guide for gathering information. Although some of this information may be available online, be prepared to contact a representative from the hospital for more information.
1) When was the hospital built and who were the original owners?
2) What is the organizational structure? For profit? Not for profit? Has it always been this way?
3) What major changes have occurred over the history of the facility? What factors contributed to these changes?
4) What type of integration has taken place since the hospital opened? Horizontal? Vertical? Virtual Integration? What impact has this had on the organization?
5) What does the future hold for this facility/organization?
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