Executive Summary
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve access to health care in rural areas, General Medical Center is subsidizing the start-up and first year of operations of a new pediatric medicine practice, Kids R Kids Family Medicine. The business will be owned and managed by Team Innovator, as a sole proprietorship. Team Innovator will be responsible for ensuring the general health of his patients and creating a viable and profitable business medical practice. Throughout the first year, Team Innovator will work closely with advisers from General Medical to get the clinic on a sound financial and operational footing, using this medical clinic business plan as guiding management tool.
Team Innovator will focus on diagnosing and treating conditions of all ages while emphasizing preventative medicine and the overall health and wellness of his patients. The clinic will utilize new equipment and a trained staff that will be able to optimize the care of each patient. Team Innovator understands that there are many factors that can affect health, including exercise, diet, environment and heredity. Kids R Kids Family Medicine will try to provide the most comprehensive medical care possible in order to optimize the care and well-being of each patient.
Team Innovator will also carry out minor procedures in his office, but only after both risks and benefits have been explained and understood and written consent has been obtained from the patient. Team Innovator will refer patients, when appropriate, to specialists and/or to hospitals for tests, further treatment and therapy.
Team Innovator will be assisted by two employees: a medical assistant and a receptionist. Ongoing training and support for these employees will be provided by Holcombe Medical Center throughout the first year.
The marketing strategy involves a combination of print media advertising, website development, networking, and promotional events, all aimed at residents living within 35 miles of the clinic. With only five other Pediatricians in town, we project a gradually increasing patient load over the first several years, as we find out place in the community.
At first, the clinic will be dependent upon the support received from Holcombe Medical Center. They will also cover Team Innovators salary and payroll taxes for the first year of operations. As patient volume increases, we will begin supporting our expenses from revenues. At the end of the first year, the subsidies will cease, and Team Innovator compensation will become one of the clinic's expenses. We expect to incur operating losses in the first three years, but have planned for a strong cash balance to keep the business running. We will begin making a small profit in the fourth year.
Team Innovatorwill use all his experience and knowledge to create a successful and profitable practice. Team Innovator will leverage the years he spent in solo practice elsewhere to help model his new business. His past experience in conjunction with his progressive and diversified approach to each patient will allow him to rapidly grow a large and devoted patient base.