Issues in Resource Management: A model hospital

ABSTRACT

This paper seeks to present the issues in resource management facing Health Administrators in the English Speaking Caribbean against a service delivery backdrop. Using a model 150 bed acute care general hospital, the authors would try to demonstrate the benefits and value of accountability management change and paradigm shifts in the management of hospitals. The model hospital is characterised by high quality, efficiency and effective delivery of service, continuous improvement and value added to the community. All aspects of the organization will be considered. * Financial Resources - Adequacy and Control; * Human Resources - Staffing, Development and Planning; * Technology - Appropriateness use and Relevance; * Information - Decision support Services, Decision Making; * Quality - Service standards, Continuous improvement; * Organizational Design and Development; * Management Systems Development; * Policies and Procedures; * Physical Plant and Equipment; * Aesthetics; * Public and Community Relations (AU)