Abstract
The Faith Community Hospital is undergoing some serious challenges within its Business management operations. The medical staff is conducting treatment on their own beliefs, religious or not. Making decisions and handling treatment for patients inconsistently; on a pro-bono or must pay basis. In addition, government agencies are considering the filing of charges against the hospital with regards to the current statistics of medical errors related patient directives. These challenges can be attributed to those involved in any capacity having differing views of what a not-for-profit service organization is all about.
Analysis
The hospital receives a diverse set of patients with religious backgrounds running the gamut. At the same time medical staff themselves have religious beliefs of their own. This conflicts with the beliefs of the patients and the following result is dissention. The hospital has particular patients who refuse to take certain medical services, and on the other hand, particular staff members who refuse to provide certain services.
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