Providing healthcare services to residents in rural areas

Providing healthcare services to residents in rural areas has presented increased challenges that include access and cost. For your Capstone Project, you will create a proposal that focuses on Okeene Municipal Hospital, located in Blaine County, Oklahoma. OKeene Municipal Hospital (OMH) would like to offer a comprehensive satellite health clinic or mobile health unit within Blaine County. You have been contracted to prepare a report for the OMH Board of Directors to guide them in determining the feasibility of opening a satellite clinic or a mobile health unit as part of a strategic initiative for their annual strategic management planning process. Read the full Case Study found in the Module 8 folder.

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Your report should be organized according to the following structure and contain the elements described:

Introduction: This is where you introduce your audience to what this report will cover:
Description of OMH and potential project
Discussion of whether the organization’s mission, vision, and goals support the project.
Assessment: This is your evaluation of various factors that affect the feasibility and development of the project:
Internal and external stakeholders involved and their buy-in for this project
Internal and external environmental challenges (e.g., access for consumers, medical equipment, technology, community involvement required)
A market analysis
A SWOT, PEST, or SOAR analysis
Attracting quality healthcare personnel
Recommendations and Implementation: This is where you detail your recommendations and strategies for implementation. Your recommendations should be based directly on what you outlined in your assessment:
Feasibility for development of a satellite clinic or new service line
Value-adding support and resources (e.g., equipment, technology)
Discuss strategic initiatives
Short- and long-terms plans for implementation of strategic initiatives
Brief discussion of how you will evaluate and benchmark this project.
Conclusion: This brief summary should pull together your assessment and recommendations and leave the audience with a clear sense of what can be done.