Swedish Medical Center: Business Development and Future Plans

This report provides a detailed analysis of the Swedish Medical Center, a major healthcare organization in the Greater Seattle area. It begins with an introduction, followed by an overview of the company and its external environment, highlighting the political and economic stability of the region. The report outlines the center's current strategies and objectives, which include partnerships, teamwork, continuous improvement, and providing high-value healthcare. It then discusses the company's plans for future development, including investments in advanced medical services and technology, the creation of new facilities, and expansion to enhance patient care. The report also includes recommendations for the CEO, competitive strategies, and a conclusion summarizing the key findings. References are provided at the end.

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Ashlea Dixon
Columbia Southern University

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Discussion...................................................................................................................................................3
A general overview of the company........................................................................................................3
Its external environment..........................................................................................................................3
A list of its current strategies and objectives...........................................................................................3
Present Strategies and Objectives................................................................................................................4
If I was CEO of the Company.....................................................................................................................4
Competitive Strategies.................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................6
References...................................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The primary purpose of the case study is to provide information regarding the Swedish
Medical Centre, a health care organization in the Greater Seattle area. The case study will
demonstrate the external environment along with the strategies and objectives of this healthcare
center. Besides this, the company position after five years by following these strategies and
objectives will also be further discussed in this paper. Furthermore, some recommendation and
competitive strategies will also be demonstrated in this paper.
Thesis statement- “Swedish Medical Center use innovative competitive strategies or
plans to develop and expand their healthcare center in few years.”
Discussion
A general overview of the company
Swedish Medical Center is one of the largest health organization present in Greater
Seattle area. It is founded by Sisters of Providence and thereby affiliated by Providence St.
Joseph Health, a Catholic in 1856 (Aslan, Çınar & Kumpikaitė, 2012). It has five acute care
hospitals such as Cherry Hill, First Hill, Edmonds, Ballard, and Issaquah having a network of
100 specialty clinics and primary care.
Its external environment
The Great Seattle area of Washington is a politically and economically stable state which
thereby provides positive aspects on the Swedish Medical Center organization external
environment (Trepiccione, Wilson, Portillo & Sonderegger, 2018). In addition, the climate of
this state is not so healthy for the people of this region which thereby create a various health
hazard for the society peoples. Hence the presence of this healthcare center helps the peoples of
this surrounding area to cure themselves of various health-related diseases.
A list of its current strategies and objectives
Swedish Medical Center is consider to be one best hospital with best doctors as well as
nurses that serve for their patients with intensive care in the Seattle area (Gösseringer, Mani,
Cali‐Cassi, Papadopoulou & Rodriguez‐Lorenzo, 2017). It has a mission of improving the health
and well-being of every person, and therefore its current strategies are:

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 Partnership and Teamwork.
 Care, Respect and Compassion
 Continuous Improvement and learning.
In addition, its objectives include:
 To be the suitable place to work, practice and receive care
 To demonstrate the highest and best value health care to all
Present Strategies and Objectives
Continuing with its present strategies and objectives and a well-developed mission and
vision, Swedish Medical Center shall make proper plans for its development and expansion in
the next five years (Pidun et al., 2011). It shall provide advanced medical services and
technology by making significant investments. It would also make a new emergency department
with an urgent health care center and a behavioral health unit.
Furthermore, it will develop a new diagnostic center, observation unit, and a parking
garage. Moreover, it shall also work for the expansion of its building and providing enhanced
facilities to have more visits each year. Such new development will offer faster and more
adorable care which would help in reducing times of waiting, ensuring greater privacy and a
more pleasant environment overall (Harrison & Coombs, 2012).
If I was CEO of the Company
Being a CEO of the Swedish Medical Center some recommendations will be provided
that help the firm to enhance their business growth in future days, and they are:
It is recommended that the management team should focus on developing high-quality,
clinically integrated and cost-effective services and create community health concerns so that
they easily meet all the requirements of the peoples.
Another recommendation is that the healthcare center will provide improved maternal
and child care prospects and thereby making proper alignments with care and clinical teams.
These factors will eventually help the firm to build trust among the peoples of this area.

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Competitive Strategies
The competitive strategies of the Swedish Medical Center competitors are as follows:
One of the competitors is the Overlake Hospital Medical Center whose main strategy is to
provide better medical services by innovating new treatment options for the patients (Pidun et al.,
2011).
Another competitor is the Virginia Mason Medical Center whose strategy is to provide
proper healthcare services by improving the quality and safety of the patients (Harrison &
Coombs, 2012).
Among all these strategies the most effective strategy to be adopted by Swedish Medical
Center is the health care or transparency application and redesign its organizational structure.
The company uses this strategy by helping new patients to access their hospital's website
so that they will be well informed about various doctors and their timings too. Such would have a
positive influence and help in improving the performance of the hospital.

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Conclusion
The Swedish Medical Center will use their current strategies and objectives that
eventually help the firm to stand in a good position after five years. In addition, the
recommendations will also help the management team to innovate their services so that it
enhances their patients trust over the healthcare center. Besides this, by understanding the
competitive strategies of their main competitors, the Swedish healthcare center will develop new
strategies to enhance the performance of the center.

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