Policy Analysis of Surgical Utilization at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital

摘要

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital is looking to optimize their Operating Room through efficient utilization, as mandated from the Surgeon General of the Army, by enacting one or more different courses of action: change the in room time, schedule a swing shift, resource share with other facilities, or maintain business as usual. Projected outcomes include improving the utilization rate, numbers of surgeries, and the access to care. The first three courses of action show improvement with these projected outcomes, however, the business as usual approach was found to not beneficial in resolving current and projected needs for utilization. Ultimately, applying the remaining three courses of actions in stages will lead to an increase in workload and better utilization of the resources available. Making changes within the surgical setting can be a difficult task for any health care organization to accomplish, but without doing so, Fort Campbell has the potential of losing one of its primary resources in maintaining the Soldier's readiness; the Operating Room.