Application Paper: What Makes a Top 100 Hospital?
The best institutions strive for excellence. Every industry has its own definition of what excellence represents. For health care, excellence is often expressed by those that meet Six Sigma standards, win the Malcolm Baldrige award, seek ISO 9001 quality, and hospital accreditation.
Visit one of the websites of one of the top 100 hospitals. Review all of the available information on their site, e.g., the organization, its mission, vision, structure, services, staff, programs, etc.
After reviewing the hospital and health system, you may want to look at other hospital-specific data resources provided for you in the supplement document, such as hospital specific outcomes and safety ratings.
After your analysis, write a 2-4 page paper (excluding title and reference pages) on what you feel has made this facility a top 100 hospital, and how this facility demonstrates the school's Core Value of Excellence.
All papers must be submitted in the APA format, which includes title page and reference page, with APA formatted references.
Core Value:
The Department of Administrative Studieshas selected Excellence, Community, and PersonalDevelopmentas the Core Values of focus for this course.
Excellence:. All of us, individually and collectively, work hard to ensure that our students develop the character, learn the skills,and assimilate the knowledge essential to become morally responsible leaders. The success of our University depends upon a conscientious commitment to our mission, vision,and goals.
Community: develops hospitable Christian learning communities everywhere we serve. We foster a spirit of belonging, unity,and interdependence based on mutual trust and respect to create socially responsible environments that challenge all of us to listen, to learn, to change,and to serve.
Personal Development: stresses the development of every person's mind, spirit,and body for a balanced life. Must demonstrate their commitment to personal development to help strengthen the character of our community.