Question

Taking Care of Business at Graceland Memorial Hospital Case Study on Page 334-335 in Olden, P. (2015). Management of Healthcare Organizations, 2^nd Edition, Chicago: Health Administration. Review the definition of organizations (pg. 351) and the four elements of that definition. In this case, how are the four elements or organizations evident for Graceland Memorial Hospital?

Answer 1

Ans)An organisation is a social entity (it has the people) graceland memorial is not for profit community hospital which inhibits faculty staff and Patients.

- An organisation is a goal directed it is not stated but it can be assumed that the hospital goal is to provide the utmost for its patient.

- However the goal in this passage is to get the new regulation in place to ensure safety of patients and organisation is deliberately structure and coordinated departments are organised and work is coordinated among and across job positions and departments.

- The five elements of organizations are social entity, goal directed, deliberately structured and coordinated, activity system, and linked to the environment.

- First Graceland Memorial Hospital is community hospital that is inhabited by faculty, staff, and patients so it has people.

- In this case, the VP of the human resource department is presented with osha regulations he then I must take it to other manager into the issue is in process.