Ascension Health Comparative Study of Hospital

Question: Discuss about the Ascension Health for Comparative Study of Hospital. Answer: Introduction I work in a subsidiary of Ascension, named as Ascension Health. It is a non-profit organization situated in United States and is also one of the worlds largest Catholic Health care system owning about 131 hospitals (Hapenney, S. S., 2011). Mission, Values And Vision According to the company the mission and vision is the base of their work. This guides the employees to work hard and be dedicated to serve the needy with care and affection (Hendrich, A., 2007). Mission: The mission of the organization is to be rooted to the loving nature and serve all needy with care, affection and equality. This organization is spiritually dedicated for the improvement of the health of the society along with the individuals. Vision: The organization, envisions becoming an energetic Catholic Health Ministry which will lead to the transformation of the health care service. It ensures commitment to the health of the communities as well as the individuals who are in need. It views the expansion of the role of congregation in the region of both leadership and sponsorship. Values: The organization values proper service to the poor, wisdom, dedication, creativity, integrity and reverence. While thinking about the mission of the organization. To far extend it is moving towards the mission. The services and care provided to the people are as promised and according to the ethics of the organization. But in some sectors it is lacking as it is focusing mostly on expanding the organization rather in taking care of the employees. As employees are the main assets of the organization, the company should involve some funds in increasing the pay scale of the organization. In case of the vision, it is moving correctly towards achieving the goals. Organisation Structure Below is a view of Ascension organization, which includes the health ministry, sponsors, parent system, and subsidiaries. Within the company, the CEOs give instructions which come down through different levels, finally to the daily working staff. The physician leadership council, clinical leadership forum and the chief nursing officer forum, meets together and discuss about the agenda of what to do and what not to do. These are transferred to the team leaders through the CEOs. After that the team leaders provide this information to different sections of the team to carry out the functions. Reporting about the progress of the work will also go in the same way but in reverse direction (Georgopoulos, B. S., 1986). The hierarchical structure helps in maintaining the importance and respects between different levels. This also gives a sense of responsibility to the people of different levels. But along with the pros there are also some cons. The hierarchy system increases the workloads at the lower levels and also increases a feeling of rivalry between the levels. In this organization the nursing has a higher responsibility due to the increased number of patients as well as expanded business. A health care centre depends mostly on its services and care provided to the patients, and all these can only be done by the nursing department (Answering the call to care., 2015). This department also shares the same mission and vision as the main organization and performs all the works to make the company accomplish its goals. Nursing acts as the backbone of the organization. Conclusion From all the above discussion it can be concluded that, nursing are the most important part of a health organization. But some issues occur due to the workload and low wages, which sometimes make the management of the organization unorganized. So the organization should take care of all the departments equally. References Answering the call to care. (2015, February 03). Retrieved July 21, 2016, from https://www.ascensionhealth.org/nursing/#/nursing-connection-to-mission Georgopoulos, B. S. (1986). Organizational structure, problem solving, and effectiveness: A comparative study of hospital emergency services. Jossey-Bass. Hapenney, S. S. (2011). Appeal to conscience clauses in the face of divergent practices among Catholic hospitals (Doctoral dissertation). Hendrich, A., Tersigni, A. R., Jeffcoat, S., Barnett, C. J., Brideau, L. P., Pryor, D. (2007). The Ascension Health journey to zero: lessons learned and leadership perspectives. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 33(12), 739-749.