Organisational Structure of the Chifley District Hospital (CDH) Case Study 2022

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Organisational Structure of the Chifley District Hospital (CDH): A Case Study
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Organisational Structure of the Chifley District Hospital (CDH): A Case Study
Introduction
In this day and age, environmental changes spark a need to derive an organisational
structure to accommodate the changing needs and demands. Rapidly growing communities
require a modified healthcare organisational structure, which can provide advance and quality
care to patients. In this case study, Chifley District Hospital (CDH) wants to review its
organisational structure in order to encounter the changing community demand. It is
acknowledged that the mission, vision, and strategic objectives of CDH can be
operationalised by the formulation of a new organisational structure to help in better
communication and maintaining a balanced internal and external environment. Therefore, this
essay critically discusses the current structure of the CDH, identifies its strengths and
weaknesses. It then focuses on the mission statement, vision, goals, and strategic objectives
of CDH. Keeping in mind the needs of CDH then suggests a suitable organisational structure
for CDH with an emphasis on the strengths and limitations of it.
Discussion
Current Organisational structure of CDH
The current organisational structure of CDH is based on traditional, functional
(Bureaucratic) organisational structure. This structure groups the departments according to
their functions; that is, each department differs according to its specialty. Hospitals usually
have laboratories, pharmacies, nursing services, doctors, surgery, and administrative staff. As
CDH has a functional structure, it means that its department is differentiated in general
medicine, surgical, obstetric, and emergency services. All of these departments report to one
authority, such as Chief Executive Operations, and the decision making is centralised. Only
one person or manager gets to make the decisions.

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Same as others, this structural design has its strengths and weaknesses. The strengths
of this structure lie in the independent working of each department. Each department has
people performing common functions as they just focus on their tasks. It increases work
efficiency and performance. Moreover, the authority is known. Same as strengths, there are
certain weaknesses as well. The coordination and communication between departments are
unsatisfactory. There is a lack of collaboration in each unit. Such functional units have a hard
time dealing with changes. This can compromise patient care.
Moreover, decision making is too focused on a single person. This leads to narrow
mindedness rather than a broad horizon, in terms of decisions related to the organisation from
a wider perspective (Courtney, Nash, & Montgomery, 2002). Therefore, it becomes necessary
to restructure CDH's organisational design to accommodate all new changes.
Importance of Organisational Vision, Mission, and Objectives
When it comes to an organisational structure, mission, vision, goals, and objectives of
that organisation are of utmost importance. The mission is a broader statement for a reason
behind an organisation's existence. It defines the sole reason for the presence of that
organisation. With this comes the vision; it defines where the organisation wants to be? What
this organisation will achieve by and what will they accomplish by fulfilling their purpose? It
is a short and precise statement to tell future endeavours and the key to successful change
(Ferlie et al., 2016). In the last comes the goals and objects, basically the outcome of the
whole mission and vision. The target that has to be achieved is defined in one by one goal to
make it simple and authentic. It provides a course of action. The structure of an organisation
is formulated according to vision, mission statement, and goals.
The mission statement is the key feature for the functioning of a complex and
dynamic organisation. When health care organisations are structured or restructured, it helps
in overcoming all the challenges and respond efficiently to those challenges such as budget