This paper has demonstrated that CHKD has enough resources and competitive advantages to create a successful enterprise. It has the legacy and capacity to be a leader northeastern NC’s non-profit healthcare industry. A comprehensive investigation of this community’s operating environment has been presented. We used tools such as demographic analysis, service area structure analysis, and competitor analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses of the project. Each of these tools looked at the community needs from a slightly different perspective in order to develop a complete understanding of CHKD’s
