1. Should Attica Memorial Hospital have bought Delphi Hospital? Why or why not? Is there any financial burden on Attica Memorial after acquiring Delphi Hosital? What impact has the Ingelson Burn Center created within the community? Is it enough to sustain and keep the center open? What are the main issues involved with keeping the center open? If any?
2. Due to the consolidation in services between Attica Memorial Hospital and Delphi Hospital, which alternative should Attica Memorial Hospital move forward with: 1. Status Quo - the Ingelson Burn Center remains at Attica Memorial West Campus, the former Delphi Hospital; 2. Relocation - the Ingelson Burn Center transitions to Attica Memorial East Campus; 3. Termination - Attica Memorial closes the Ingelson Burn Center? Which would be the least successful alternative for Attica Memorial Hospital to pursue, both financially, providing community benefit, and within the hospital staffing?
3. Due to the number of complaints filed by the medial staff against Dr. Ingelson, should he be allowed to continue as the director of the burn center at Attica Memorial? If the medical staff's complaints are overlooked, would productivity be affected and would the burn center staffing see a continual rise in turnover rates? Should the staff have to compromise or continue with the status quo and hope things change/get better? Should Ingelson have addressed the issues brought up by the nursing/medical staff? Is employee engagement necessary in this situation? What changes would need to be made to minimize nursing turnover, retention of burn center nurses, and minimize the discontentment nurses have expressed in working with Dr. Ingelson?
4. There is a high cost associated with training specialized burn staff and ensuring they're receiving continuous education and remain updated on the most current treatment protocols for burn care. How could Attica Memorial work to lower costs associated with training dedicated burn staff? Would it be beneficial to Attica Memorial Hospital to ensure all ICU/CCU staff are cross-trained in burn injury training, which would eliminate the need to have a dedicated team specifically to the burn unit?
5. On average, approximately 20% of the Ingelson Burn Center's patients were children. The California State Children Services (SCS) regulates the treatment of Medicaid children aged birth to 21 years who experience disabilities resulting from congenital anomalies or severe debilitating injury. SCS certification is vital to the operation of the burn center as SCS patients represented 74% of the pediatric inpatient burn volume and 26% of pediatric outpatient visits in 2000. How should Attica Memorial address the current provisional status of the SCS certification? How should Attica Memorial address the unfulfilled requirements Attica Memorial West is currently facing? Should Attica Memorial East apply for SCS status, as it is not transferable from one facility to the next?