Preliminary Working Draft Strategic Plan
This artifact is a strategic planning project created in PBHL-H401: Strategic Planning in Health Organizations. It focuses on developing a preliminary strategic plan for Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis. The project includes an environmental assessment, service area analysis, competitive analysis, internal analysis, and a SWOT analysis. It demonstrates how strategic planning tools and data can be used to evaluate a healthcare organization and guide future decision-making.
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What I learned
I chose this assignment because it represents one of the most in-depth and challenging projects I have completed. It required a significant amount of research, data analysis, and critical thinking to fully assess a healthcare organization and its environment.
I am proud of this project because it brings together multiple components into one cohesive strategic plan. It shows my ability to apply classroom concepts to a real-world healthcare organization and think strategically about complex issues in the healthcare industry. This artifact also highlights skills such as data interpretation, problem-solving, and professional communication, which will be valuable in my future career.
Program Competencies
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Demonstrate effective written communication and oral communication skills.
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Collaborate in teams utilizing interpersonal skills, recognizing and demonstrating sensitivity to different points of view.
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Demonstrate behaviors that align with ethical, legal, and professional standards.
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Develop leadership skills to ensure all team members are valued, inspired, and respected.
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Describe the structure and functioning of health delivery, public health, and health services organizations and the importance of a population health perspective.
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Apply quality, strategic planning, management, organizational behavior, marketing, and human resource theories and tools to manage organizational resources, confront industry challenges and improve outcomes in health organizations.
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Apply data and health information technology to inform organizational performance and decision making.
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Utilize financial tools, principles, concepts, and practices to analyze budgets and financial documents to determine the financial performance of health services organizations.