Healthcare Environment Assignment PDF
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Running head: Healthcare Environment 1HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTStudent NameInstitution
Healthcare Environment 2Introduction Healthcare organization needs a good environment that can facilitate good serviceprovision according to the required healthcare standards. Healthcare environment includes theorganizational structure and culture. In case the organization is divided into different division thestructure is called divisional structure. A healthcare facility that offers social activities services toclients with disabilities needs a high level of adherence to standards of practice. Cerebral Palsypatients are those patients who have mental disabilities that require physical activities with manybenefits. The mental problem is particularly tied to balance and coordination problems and needspecial social training. Happy Places is a healthcare organization that offers social activities toCerebral Palsy patients at each of its four centres located in four different locations. Each entrehas organized management that is headed by centre manager and is reporting to the CEO headingsenior management. The following paper describes the organization structure, impact of structureon organizational culture and roles or responsibilities of centre manager of Happy Placehealthcare.The type of organizational structure in Happy PlacesThe type of organizational structure that can be seen in Happy Places is divisionalorganization structure. This type of organizational structure consists of various divisions calledcentres. The divisional organizational structure mainly composed of structure headed by theCEO though the organization has many divisions that are based on the geographical locations.Happy Places is organized in terms of geographical divisions called centres and some of thecentres are based in London Boroughs; Lewisham, Southwark, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
Healthcare Environment 3The divisional organizational structure is based on accountability that rests on the centremanager. The organizational structure works as a profit centre that offers social activitiesconducted as per the healthcare goals and objectives (Papa et al 2008). The divisional organizational structure has various advantages that are visually seen ofthe managerial style used in the healthcare. Firstly, the divisional structure according to HappyPlaces managerial style raises the accountability for centre staffs led by centre manager. Theaccountability is required by the healthcare standards of practice. Secondly, the centre as adivision increases competency in raising disability young adults since the centre work accordingto the local prevailing conditions. Thirdly, divisional organizational culture contributes toorganizational culture particularly the health care standards that are important for the operationof health care in the United Kingdom. Fourthly, the approach speeds the decision making processsince the structure works in accordance with local management in consultation with the seniormanagement (Thareja 2008, No. 4). The divisional organizational structure is also characterized by some disadvantages thatneed to be minimized. Firstly, it is likely to have more staff than the activities that take placewithin the healthcare. The centre has staff that can overstretch the resources as the centreoperates on its own with many staff. These numbers of staff should be compared to the numberof disability clients that are 15 in number. Secondly, the structure reduces the advantages ofeconomies of scale due to separate centres. Due to the division of Happy Places into centres,economies of scale is limited and for it to work in this healthcare supply of good must be donethrough main office. The operation becomes challenging when the centre management seeks totake advantage of economies of scale. Thirdly, transfer of skills between staffs from one centre
Healthcare Environment 4to another is difficult since staffs are based on specific centre. In addition, transfer of staff fromone location to another is difficult in Happy Places. Finally, developing strategies for each centreis not easy and may interfere with the strategies for the whole organization. As division functionautonomously, there is a need for some locally developed strategies to see the operation (Jex&Britt2008). Another organization structure that can also describe the organizational structure used inthe Happy Places is Line organizational structure. In line organizational structure is where thereis a direct vertical relationship between centre management and senior management (Jill &Lesley 2012). The relationship between the CEO Collins and centre managers at various centresis tied to the line organizational structure. All centres are charged by mandate to offer socialactivities to those disable youths and this is connected to the overall organization within thisstructure. In line organizational structure, there are different organizational levels that areinterconnected through a vertical line of relationship. This relationship can sometimes be dueadvisory or consultations that are offered to the lower level of the organization. The lineorganization normally simplifies and distinguishes the authority within the organization whileincreasing the level of accountability. This implies that staffs at the centre level are expected tobehave in a manner that befits their level at the organizational level while acknowledging theauthority. The only problem in this type of organizational structure is overloading of juniorofficials since centre staffs are the one carrying out all organizational mandates (Hartnell &Kinicki2011). How the organizational structure in Happy Places could impact its culture
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