Name: Dr. Marie Lindley
Describe your organization (clinic, acute care setting, urban versus rural, size, non-profit versus profit) Acute Care Hospital with 750 beds located in an inner city, county-owned, nonprofit The specific problem you are wanting to address at this organization: Patients are delayed in receiving treatment for “X” disease because they are not being diagnosed early in the course of their disease. An evidence-based practice is to screen patients during their admission for “X” disease and this screening is not currently being done. SWOT Table (based on assessment of the ORGANIZATION) Strength Opportunities 1. hospital has sufficient finances 2. strong collaborative culture between departments 3. good IT and technology infrastructure 1. new specialty provider groups have joined the system 2. new primary care providers have joined 3. growth or improved follow up with telehealth Weaknesses Threats 1. increase in staff turnover 2. leadership has changed over twice in last two years 3. lack of educators available to work with unit staff 1. pandemic and the financial implications 2. new hospital opening nearby 3. pandemic and potential loss of workforce in the region