Emanuel Medical Center Crisis in the Health Care Industry

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The first issue is the funding problem. The government and insurance companies are using their buying power to reduce payouts, and costs associated with running the hospital are increasing. This creates a long-term disconnect between revenues and costs. The second issue is that there is a chronic nursing shortage. This increases costs and increases turnover. The current solution, temporary nurses, is a very expensive solution that does not address this issue in the long run. The third issue is the gap in patient care. As seen in the Eckman case, sometimes patients fall through the cracks and this leads to adverse health outcomes

The fourth issue is that the hospital is faced with the inability to invest in technology. This makes it difficult to build for the future. It also makes it difficult to attract key talent as well as patients. There is no capital left over for investment in technology. The fifth issue is a lack of ability to fill key doctor positions. Several such positions remain unfilled, for a variety of reasons, but ultimately this makes the patient suffer and reduces the ability of the hospital to meet the needs of the community. Lastly, the sixth issue is…

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