A Decision Model for Senior Leaders: Reinventing Healthcare at Dewitt Army Community Hospital

Abstract

Effective management of today's comprehensive and complex health care systems requires an integrated and future-looking approach, if these systems are to survive in today's turbulent political and economic climate. It is obvious that decisions must be made regarding the long-term health care planning strategy for Dewitt Army Community Hospital (DACH), as well as the local and regional systems that support it. Because the Department of Defense does not currently have a viable long-term planning strategy for military health care in the National Capitol Region (NCR), decisions at the regional level are difficult. The purpose of this project is three-fold. The first is to provide senior leaders with a single document that provides an overview of the current situation facing DACH, as it relates to the region, NCR and the Walter Reed Health Care System. The second purpose of this study is to offer several alternative scenarios outlining the best courses of action for the future health care planning of DACH. Finally, this report will make recommendations to senior leaders regarding the best possible options based on an economic analysis, current health care policy and health care facility renovation and replacement trends.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA411921

Entities

People

  • Pamela S. Cluff

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Economic Analysis
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Patient Care Management
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.