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Assignment 2(3)

Assignment 2(3)

Q 1. Describe what Sunnyside is. How are the majority of patients referred to it? 2. Sunnyside has been faced with a threat. What is the threat? 3. Sunnyside reduced FTEs in response to #2. How has this affected the staff that has remained? 4. Clearly, the nursing home mentioned in the case study has shown growth that has negatively affected Sunnyside. It has also received some benefits from Sunnyside's staffing strategy. What has that benefit been? 5. Should Sunnyside have been preemptive to the opening of the nursing home? Why? How?6. What steps to the nursing home take to ensure its success? 7. Flexibility is important in good leadership. How did the human resources leadership at Sunnyside demonstrate they were not being flexible?8. Refer back to the patient first or money first discussion. What do you think? Should Sunnyside invest more money, possibly increase its FTEs, to attract more patients? Should Sunnyside tighten its belt even more?9. Should Sunnyside just close its doors? Why or why not? 10. Sunnyside has one clear advantage over the nursing home. What is it? (Refer back to your answer in #1).11. Of the three possible solutions you posted in the last section, which do you feel will most likely be successful. Why?

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Sunnyside is a hospital and heath center that provides surgical services both to outpatient and inpatient. As this is the only surgical center in the city of Sunnyside, therefore, the majority of patients are referred to it.