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Review the SWOT Analysis Microsoft® PowerPoint® prior to completing this assignment. Based on the Community Hospital scenario located in this week's required reading, conduct a SWOT analysis to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the health care organization. •Strengths and weaknesses are traits internal to the health care organization (e.g., strong physician loyalty to hospital, aging building, and availability of financial resources). •Opportunities and threats are external to the health care organization (e.g., a mall facility available for lease or a competitor organization opening two physician practices in your market). Use the SWOT Analysis worksheet provided to complete this assignment. Write a 700- to 1,400-word analysis that incorporates the key components of a SWOT analysis for the scenario described above to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The analysis will include the following: •Analyze how this SWOT analysis will be used to form a final recommendation in the full business plan. •Analyze the limitations and advantages of conducting a SWOT analysis on your own (versus with a group of stakeholders). •Use the table provided to record your analysis of the information from the strategic planning scenario and generate two factors for each of the SWOT categories (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). Cite at least 1 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your assignment. Format your assignment according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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Application of SWOT analysis in the development of the business plan
The business plan will give a clearer picture of how the facility will be developed, which
changes will be made, what may affect the performance and a host of other information that
would be used in the organization. An essential tool that can give such an analysis is the SWOT
technique that focuses on the opportunities and threats which helps in the decision making in a
longer-term analysis. The strengths and weaknesses are also internal parameters that will help in
making critical decisions in the business plan. They also point to the areas that can be maximized
on attaining the goals. By use of a SWOT analysis, valuable information on the changes that can
be made on the objective can be gained by reviewing the various parameters under the SWOT
technique (BAF, n.d). An analysis for example of a threat that could be brought about by
competing for health facilities, or changes in government regulation, such information can help
in decision making, and that can be...
