SWOT Analysis And Emergency Department Throughput Name Institution Course Date Introduction • Emergency Department or ED is an integral part of a healthcare organization. • ED is used to provide urgent medical service to patients suffering from acute medical conditions. • The hospitals ED has realized an increase in the number of patient visits from 32,000 to 45,000 annually. • The patient waiting room has been become overcrowded, leading to longer patient waiting time before receiving treatment. • Patient flow has slowed down at the facility • The LWBS has increased by 7%, forcing many patients to leave without being seen Mission And Vision • The increase in the rate of patient acuity necessitated the introduction of ancillary services like radiology and laboratory services. • Ineffective and inefficient operations have forced many patients to leave without receiving treatment (Harrison, 2010). • The hospital’s LWBS rate has increased from 3 percent to an all-time high of 10 percent. • With all these symptoms, it is clear that the healthcare organization requires significant changes to meet the needs of the increasing demand for its ED services. The SWOT Analysis: Strengths • The hospital has a good reputation due to its quality emergency services offered to patients. • The hospital has the latest medical service technology equipment that ensures delivery of quality health service to the patients (Harrison, 2010). • The hospital has experienced, skilled, and dedicated staff who poses a high level of expertise in emergency care provision (Melton III, Blind, Hall, et al., 2016). • The organization operates on a cost advantage and thus provides high-quality health care service at a relatively lower cost in comparison to the other medical facilities within the state. The SWOT Analysis: Weakness • The health facility is small in capacity and thus cannot accommodate the high volume of patients seeking sits emergency services. • The healthcare organization has few nurses and physicians to attend to the high number of patients in need of the emergency services (Harrison, 2010). • Despite being advanced, the equipment that the ED of the hospital is insufficient and cannot meet all the specialized treatments required by patients with acute conditions (Garrett, Berry, Wong & Kline, 2018). • Gaps in specialized service areas such as radiology and medical services caused by few specialties have contributed to the congestion in the hospital's ED. The SWOT Analysis: Opportunities • The company may rely on the opportunities presented by new medical technology to improve its provisions of emergency services (Harrison, 2010). • The hospital is also staring at potential new market and services that would enable it to expand the number of services it offers to patients with acute illnesses. • Less competition in the Emergency Department Services gives the hospital a dominant role in the field (Porter, Frye, Rodriguez, et al., 2018). The SWOT Analysis: Threats • The global economic shifts have caused significant losses due to inflation • The hospital has lost Associates and Staff with expertise, skills, and experience in emergency service provision (Harrison, 2010). • Unfavorable government policies which require all healthcare organizations to by certain legislation and regulations (Garrett, Berry, Wong & Kline, 2018). • Changes in the demographic characteristic of the population and prevalence of acute condition have caused disruption to the normal operation of the hospital’s ED. Ways Of Stabilizing The Emergency Department • Collaborative Work Environment that promotes togetherness and support across the care continuum for efficient emergency service provision. • Closing the Divide to identify the areas that need improvement to initiate necessary changes. • Exceptional Leadership and focus on the efficient provision of emergency services (Harrison, 2010). • Competitive Operational Performance through centralize service provisions that promote accountability and achieve a competitive operational performance for individuals and groups • Efficient Provider Scheduling to reduce the rates of LWBS in emergency departments. • Building a Competitive Team of effective and efficient ED staff to provide quality emergency services (Sayah, Lai-Becker, Kingsley-Rocker, et al. 2016). • Quality Incentives that provides compensation to the emergency service providers based on their productivity. Conclusion • The hospital’s emergency department is an essential section of a healthcare organization • It provides the crucial nature of services to provide to the community. • The provision of acute care needs of patients requires effective and efficient operations (Garrett, Berry, Wong & Kline, 2018). • With the increased volume of patients, the organization’s ED has experienced overcrowding and longer waiting time. • Therefore, there is a need to initiate changes in the department to increases its efficiency and meet the current level of demand. References • Melton III, J. D., Blind, F., Hall, A. B., Leckie, M., & Novotny, A. (2016). Impact of a hospitalwide quality improvement initiative on emergency department throughput and crowding measures. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 42(12), 533-542. • Garrett, J. S., Berry, C., Wong, H., Qin, H., & Kline, J. A. (2018). The effect of vertical split-flow patient management on emergency department throughput and efficiency. The American journal of emergency medicine, 36(9), 1581-1584. • Porter, J., Frye, K., Rodriguez, R., Velez, A., & VanDenburg, G. (2018). Impact of Implementing a Direct Bedding Process on Emergency Department Throughput and Leaving Without Being Seen Rates. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72(4). • Harrison, J. P. (2010). Essentials of strategic planning in healthcare. Health Administration Press. • Sayah, A., Lai-Becker, M., Kingsley-Rocker, L., Scott-Long, T., O'Connor, K., & Lobon, L. F. (2016). 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