Furthermore, leadership competencies incorporate caregiver behavioral standards that are an expectation of all employees. The Behavioral Standards describe actions …show more content…
University District Hospital (UD) does not possess an individual strategic plan. Strategic plans are based on the organization’s actions, for example, capital investments, new service lines, or recruitment of specialty physicians, with an aim to achieve mission driven goals, such as cost reduction, safety and quality improvement, and decreased mortality. Furthermore, the operational and financial implications for the upcoming fiscal year as well as a projection of opportunities and threats for the upcoming 3-5 years should be incorporated into strategic plans (Joshi, Ransom, Nash, & Ransom, 2014). Data driven strategies which continually track client needs and issues are essential to the success of a well formulated strategic plan (American Hospital Association,