Workforce Shortage

Click here to read the health care workforce shortage and its implications on America’s hospitals, at the American Hospitals Association’s (AHA) website

Select a hospital, which is not more than two hours away from your place of residence. Based on your readings and understanding, create a 3- to 4-page report in a Microsoft Word document, that includes:

A plan for a rural, medium-sized hospital to deal with short- and long-term workforce shortages.

Your plan should include the following elements:

• An introduction.
• A description of the health care workforce shortage and its implications.
• The aspects that need immediate attention and aspects that need long term attention. Provide a rationale on why these aspects need attention.
• A description of the financial implications for these issues.
• An explanation of the risks associated with these problems.
• Your recommendations to solve these problems.
• An explanation of the methods to measure the success of the plan.
• A description of the next steps, if the plan failed.
• A conclusion and a reference list.

Support your responses with examples.

Organizational Behavior and Public Relations Management

For this assignment, locate and read the case study titled “Radiance Reconstructive Surgery” at the end of section 5.3 of your course text.  Complete the interactive module associated with this study. Then, conduct a strategic marketing analysis, similar to the one that Melissa would prepare, for Radiance. Based on this information, thoroughly  answer the following questions:

What marketing strategies should Radiance pursue in the next five years? Explain why the strategies you select would best fit the organization.
Should Radiance engage in lifestyle, sponsorship, or event marketing? Explain your answer.
Which venues would best match with Radiance’s brand, should the organization choose to move forward with these types of marketing?
What damage control techniques should Melissa employ? Or, would she be better off to just wait and let some time pass before responding? Defend your answer.
Your assignment must be one to two pages in length (excluding title and reference pages).  Utilize your course textbook and at least one additional scholarly source.  Your paper and all sources must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
CASE
Radiance Reconstructive Surgery
Melissa Patterson serves as the director of marketing for Radiance, an organization that provides facial reconstructive surgery. Heractivities include two primary functions. First, she is responsible for overseeing the organization’s advertising and marketing efforts. Herduties consist of overseeing strategic marketing decision making, advertising, and promotions. Melissa employs one individual, whoassists in these efforts.
The second function involves supervision of public relations. Two publicists report to Melissa. One of the two oversees all image-buildingpublic relations activities. The other manages other public relations functions, including preparation of press releases, schedulinginterviews or appearances by physicians in the organization, and responding to any unfavorable press or Internet chatter. The twopublicists work together to publish a monthly newsletter that is sent to patients, other health providers, and the local media. Thenewsletter appears in both paper and an electronic version that can be attached to an email.
Radiance opened in 2002, when a group of three plastic surgeons agreed they would have greater freedom by offering their servicesindependently from any specific hospital. The three physicians maintain practicing privileges at the area’s four major communityhospitals. Radiance has its own examination equipment and surgical rooms. The organization employs five nurses, as well as foursupport staff members who take care of insurance forms, billing, scheduling, and other office duties.

Three types of individuals seek reconstructive surgery. First, victims of accidents who have facial injuries often require immediateattention and follow-up care. After an initial visit to the emergency room of a hospital, an injured person may return to Radiance onnumerous occasions to achieve the best results over time.
Second, facelifts and other facial beauty improvements (Botox injections, nose realignment), which are elective surgeries, tend to beavailable to people who have larger amounts of disposable income. These procedures command a premium price, and quality remainsthe overwhelming criterion. Referrals and word-of-mouth often bring these types of patients to Radiance.
Third, some individuals are born with facial defects, such as a cleft palate. Many times these individuals do not have health insurancecoverage. The three surgeons have agreed that it is advisable to treat some of these patients on a pro bono (no charge) basis. Otherswith limited incomes receive drastic discounts for their treatments.
Over the past five years, the number of facelifts and beauty-enhancement procedures had begun to dwindle. One explanation for thisturn of events is the major recession, which has cut down on the number of individuals willing to pay for cosmetic procedures. It isbelieved that when the economy improves, that part of the practice will again prosper. A second explanation is that Radianceexperienced negative publicity when one unhappy (and relatively famous) client went public with her frustration. The physicians believethat her complaints were totally without foundation, but they worry that public perceptions of the organization have diminished as aresult.
Melissa was asked to diagnose the cause of the negative publicity and