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Understanding the context for long-range planning in hospitals.

C N Melin, M T Rabkin

    Health Care Management Review
    |January 7, 1978
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    Hospital managers face diverse pressures when making long-range plans. Strategic planning can help hospitals adapt operations and improve interactions with stakeholders like staff and the community.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Hospital Administration
    • Strategic Planning

    Background:

    • Hospitals operate within complex environments with numerous internal and external pressures.
    • Stakeholder expectations (trustees, donors, insurers, staff, patients, community) can conflict, complicating decision-making.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore background issues influencing long-range planning in a major urban hospital.
    • To provide insights for hospital managers navigating competing internal and external demands.

    Main Methods:

    • Qualitative analysis based on the authors' direct experience in a reputable urban hospital.
    • Illustrative examples of planning challenges and resolutions.

    Main Results:

    • Hospital managers must balance varied and often conflicting stakeholder expectations.
    • Long-range planning is crucial for managing operational changes and stakeholder relations.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective long-range planning enables smoother transitions and better alignment of diverse hospital constituencies.
    • Strategic foresight is essential for hospital sustainability and responsiveness to environmental shifts.

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