Case Study:
The Term Project is an applied and integrative case study scenario where you are a consultant hired to advise Saint Leo University Hospital leadership on the development of a Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan. Each module in the HCM 550 course includes instructions for applying course content areas to the Term Project case study scenario.
Congratulations! You have been hired as a consultant to advise Saint Leo University Hospital leadership on the development of a Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan. Saint Leo University Hospital is currently under construction and will celebrate its grand opening twelve months from the beginning of this course. Among the many projects to be completed before the hospital welcomes its first patients is writing the Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan.
For this consultancy, select one of the public health emergencies listed below as the basis for formulating insights and recommendations to Saint Leo University Hospital leadership for its new Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan.
Option 1: Hurricane
•Option 2: Toxic chemical emergency
•Option 3: Infectious disease outbreak (e.g., influenza pandemic)
•Option 4: Earthquake
Question 1 work for the Term Project is as follows:
Review hospital disaster preparedness and response plans that you retrieve from the Internet. Select and save 6-8 of the most applicable and comprehensive plans to serve as references in this Term Project. A sample keyword search using Google is:
Hospital "disaster preparedness and response plan" filetype: pdf
Write approximately 750 focused, clear, concise, convincing, well-structured, and individually-authored words explaining how application of concepts in the question 1 textbook chapters (e.g., complex systems thinking, organization theory and behavior, leadership theories and roles) informs the development, adoption, and eventual execution of Saint Leo University Hospital's Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan for the selected public health emergency. Apply and cite at least three references (e.g., disaster plans, scholarly articles) above and beyond the textbook.
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Question 2 work for the Term Project is as follows:
Write approximately 750 focused, clear, concise, convincing, well-structured, and individually-authored words explaining how application of concepts in the Question 2 textbook chapters (e.g., organization design and coordination, motivation) informs the development, adoption, and eventual execution of Saint Leo University Hospital's Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan for the selected public health emergency. Apply and cite at least three references (e.g., disaster plans, scholarly articles) above and beyond the textbook.
Question 3 work for the Term Project is as follows:
Write approximately 750 focused, clear, concise, convincing, well-structured, and individually-authored words explaining how application of concepts in the question 3 textbook chapters (e.g., work teams, communication) informs the development, adoption, and eventual execution of Saint Leo University Hospital's Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan for the selected public health emergency. Apply and cite at least three references (e.g., disaster plans, scholarly articles) above and beyond the textbook.