Mission Hospital Case Study

Introduction The proposal for a hospital catering to the senior populations of Mission Viejo and surrounding area. The region is served by two hospitals, and one of that hospital only serves adults. The other is a specialty hospital serving the population of children in Mission Viejo and surrounding areas. The elderly, or those older than 65 years, currently represent 12.5 percent of the U.S. population and are projected to increase to 20 percent of the population by the year 2030 and growing from 35 million to 72 million in number. By 2050, 12 percent of the population, or one in eight Americans, will be 75 years of age or older. In 2002, the elderly accounted for 12.7 million (41 percent) of the 31.7 million hospitalizations in the United States, and these numbers are expected to increase significantly as the population ages. Targeting the care needs of the hospitalized elderly and awareness of risks for illness-related complications are urgent concerns for managing acute health care conditions in this population (Ruth M. Kleinpell, Kathy Fletcher, and Bonnie M. Jennings).

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Joseph Health and is sponsored by St. Joseph Health Ministry and has been serving the Orange County population for more than 40 years. Orange county’s population of over 3 million (California State Association of Counties) has steadily risen and there is no exception to senior citizens and baby boomers whose numbers have continue to grow. National Statistics predicts the numbers to go up even more in future. People age 65 and above accounts for 13 % of total U.S population; a number that grew from 3 million to 40 million within a period of 10 years. On the other hand “Baby Boomers” numbers is projected to grow to 72 million by 2030 from the current 35 million which will nearly equates to 20 % of the total U.S Population (Federal Interagency Forum on Age-Related Statistics