Strategic plans provide lasting solutions to rural crisis

Folger, J.C.

Healthcare Financial Management Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 44(4): 25-26; 28-30

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0735-0732
PMID: 10145232
Document Number: 354463
Strapped for money and time, many rural hospitals could be tempted by temporary fixes to their financial struggles. Strategic planning helps develop a broader, long-range blueprint for survival. Its steps include making financial evaluations of services; undertaking market and patient origin studies; assessing competitors; involving community leaders; and defining possibilities for joint projects and facility mergers.

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