Organizational Structure and Capacity Building at Whitlam Hospital

This essay examines the organizational structure of Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH), focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of its current bureaucratic structure in relation to its mission, vision, and objectives. It discusses the limitations of the existing structure in meeting the changing healthcare demands of the Sydney community, particularly its inability to expand bed capacity and adapt to evolving medical needs. The essay proposes a transition to a flatter organizational structure to enhance flexibility, improve communication, and facilitate the achievement of the hospital's goals. It also addresses the potential challenges of implementing a new structure and highlights the benefits of increased employee autonomy and the ability to expand services and bed capacity. The analysis emphasizes the importance of aligning organizational structure with the hospital's mission to provide high-quality, specialized healthcare in partnership with patients and the community.

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Case of Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH)
Introduction
The success of Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) just as any other organizations
depends of on the implemented organization structure. The choice of organization structure
selected helps with the leadership of an organization as well as the management. Further,
organization structures play a major role within an organization. Major roles within organization
such allocation of duty, supervision as well as coordination within the entire organization.
Achievement of organizational goal, objectives, mission, and vision also depend entirely on the
type of organization structure being used (Sullivan, 2013). Organizational management are
therefore in this manner have the responsibility to select a working organizational structure
which is anchored on mission and vision of the organization. The content of this essay will
discuss organizational structure about Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) as well as the link
between organizational structures and mission, vision and objectives. The content of this paper
will further examine the current organizational structure used Whitlam memorial Hospital
(WMH) as well as a suitable organizational structure which can be used about the expanding
demand of Sydney community.
Thesis statement
The success of an organization depends entirely on the type of organizational structure
and strategies being applied. Also, for any organization to succeed in activities such as
coordination, supervision and task allocations, the selected organizational structure must be
linked to the organizational mission and objectives.

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Strengths and weaknesses of the bureaucratic organizational structure as currently
being used in Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH)
Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) as an organization is as of now utilizing customary
bureaucratic organizational structure. This current organizational structure at Whitlam memorial
Hospital (WMH) is obviously sponsored with a few qualities and impediments about the Sidney
community healthcare service provision condition (Marquis & Huston, 2015). The healthcare
environment in Sydney has been changing based on the medicinal services requests of the
community members. It is therefore evident that, with the current organizational structure,
Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) can oblige 130 patients. This is because bureaucratic
organizational structure as at present being utilized by Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH)
management can offer 130-bed capacity limit. This is one detriment of the authoritative
bureaucratic structure it is not adaptable to permit the limit increment. The clinic has an
exclusive 130-bed office for more than ten years which means that the current authoritative
structure is not impeccable to suit the changing wellbeing requests of the Sydney community.
Despite the fact that most of the healing facilities in the zone may have less bed limit as low as
110-bed capacity contrasted with Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH), it is apparent that the
present association structure can't meet the Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) vision, mission
as well as the organizational purpose (Westphal, 2005).
As evident in the case study, Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) for over a time of ten
years has been putting forth a similar restorative health care services to the Sydney community.
As indicated by the given contextual investigation, Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) with the
current organizational structure has just been giving; general intense therapeutic administrations,

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surgical administrations, obstetric medicinal administrations and crisis to the nearby Sydney
community. The study organization for over last 10years has not hinted at any change in their
line of healthcare conveyance to the individuals from Sydney community group demonstrating
further that the organization can't meet the changing wellbeing needs of the group with the
current functional organizational structure.
Despite the fact that it has not been said within Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) case
situation, the bureaucratic, hierarchical structure has some imperceptible confinements; for
example, correspondence might be constrained in light of the unbending and institutionalized
method for tasks. High level of the formalized task might be beneficial yet additionally
disadvantageous to an organization such as an organization. The junior specialist at Whitlam
dedication Hospital (WMH) given the formalization set by the authoritative structure will be
unable to express their feelings which may help roll improvements associated with the
organizational position and administration arrangement (Scott, Mannion, Davis & Marshall,
2003). Likewise, Whitlam commemoration Hospital (WMH) bureaucratic units have adjusted
vertical responsibility with even poor responsibility and constrained correspondence between
among the bureaucratic units.
Moreover, bureaucratic as an organizational structure makes an authoritative culture
which is worthwhile in an organization as each functional gathering is completely mindful of
their part. Different medical attendants and specialists at Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH)
dominate the hierarchical techniques and methods for performing different exercises for quite a
while traverse in this way least supervisions. Another preferred standpoint of practical
hierarchical structure delighted in by Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) is the administration

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control, the head management officer has a general power and settles on all choice in the doctor's
facility (Tomey, 2009). Nonetheless, Whitlam dedication Hospital (WMH) administration is
right now considering hierarchical rebuilding and change of the present techniques for a
beneficial result.
Whitlam memorial Hospital (WMH) organizational objectives, mission, and vision
The organization has over the past had a mission statement, vision and an objective in
which all the hospital activities are anchored. The effective use of procedures inside an
association relies upon key authoritative perspectives: the organizational vision, mission, and
core organizational objectives (Maddern, Courtney, Montgomery & Nash, 2006). The vision
proclamation alludes to the position an association may wish to accomplish later on. The
statement of the mission, on the other hand, is a short explanation which condenses the reason
and purpose for an association such as the Whitlam hospital, its prospects and how the
organization association works. Targets of an association is another angle which adds to the
accomplishment of an association. Whitlam dedication Hospital (WMH) as an association has
targets which have been condensed in the association's statement of purpose as “Provide health
experiences that can respond to the changing needs of the community."
Although the association has an immaculate statement of purpose which shows its
motivation, the present procedure of the doctor's facility makes it troublesome for the association
to take care of the changing wellbeing demand of the group. The association has thought of
another mission which requires new hierarchical structure and techniques to accomplish. The
association is thinking about "to provide the highest quality, specialist health care in partnership
with patients, careers, the community at large and other health care providers” as the new

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mission statement which will be the driving force towards successful service delivery" as the
new statement of purpose which will be the main impetus towards fruitful administration
conveyance (Mickan & Boyce, 2006). Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH) should think of an
alternative organizational which is adaptable as well as linked to the new organizational mission,
vision, and objective.
Flat organization structure as an alternative to Whitlam Memorial Hospital
(WMH)
Based on the changing healthcare environment of Sydney community and the
ineffectiveness of the current organizational structure employed by Whitlam Memorial Hospital
(WMH) in meeting the organizations’ mission and objectives, it is advisable for the organization
to adopt a flatter organizational structure. Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH) as an
organization should consider a flatter organizational structure which will be organized according
to the current mission, vision, and objective.
Strengths and limitation of a flatter organizational structure
The association should utilize level association structure which will permit adaptability
and independence among the individual from the association while attempting to understanding
the mission and goals. The level organization structure will permit viable correspondence like
allowing employees with self-governance and options to convey solutions on the table for testing
circumstances. Appropriation of an organizational structure by Whitlam Memorial Hospital
(WMH) will have a considerable measure of advantages to the association contrasted with the
conventional poor authoritative structure.

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A flatter organizational structure is required by Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH) to
guarantee that the association meets the now changing medicinal request of the community. With
the new organizational structure, the medical attendants and specialists will have the capacity to
play out their obligations with a considerable measure of adaptability and self-governance. As
per HR reports, are a dependably considerable measure of efficiencies when working inside a
favorable and self-governing condition (Northouse, 2018). A level association is adaptable which
makes it the best authoritative technique for Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH) at present
proposed changes.
The previous association structures just permitted bed limit of 130 beds. In any case, with
the current organizational structure, the association will have the capacity to extend the bed
ability to the proposed 250 beds. This will be conceivable as each worker of the clinic will work
towards the accomplishment of the present recommendations and in addition to accomplish the
business mission and target. Also, compliment hierarchical structure is more adaptable
contrasted with bureaucratic association structure; this will enable different people inside the
group to contribute towards benefit change by the healing center. Another preferred standpoint of
a compliment authoritative structure is the broadening. Selection of a compliment association by
Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH) will empower expansion of treatment as present
epidemiological reports show. The association will have the capacity to treat a few maladies
given expanded research and commitments from all medical caretakers and specialists (Tomey,
2009). The association will likewise have the capacity to procure exceptionally talented
workforce.

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In like manner, a flatter structure works in ways which are by the current Whitlam
Memorial Hospital (WMH) mission. Accomplishing organizational mission and goals implies
viable medicinal specialist organization for the Sydney, people group part. It likewise implies
meeting the now changing restorative request of the community. In any case, there are different
difficulties which accompany the execution of new hospital procedures.
Conclusion
As seen above, Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH) workers may have a couple of
issues receiving the new framework. This is, therefore, one weakness of implementing a flatter
association structure. Whitlam Memorial Hospital (WMH) is probably going to profit from a
new organizational structure and meet the changing community wellbeing requests
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