The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, also known as (CHOP) is one of the biggest children’s hospitals in the region. The primary campus of the hospital is located in the state of Philadelphia, as the primary campus is located in University City, in the neighbourhood of West Philadelphia. The reason that the hospital is well known is that it is one of the first and oldest university hospitals in the world. The hospital is dedicated to making sure that the children’s healthcare is being taken care of. The subsequent rankling has declared the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as one of the better hospitals in the world as far as children’s healthcare is concerned, but in recent years, there has been some criticism about the way it has performed (Lee et al. 2016).
The Success of CHOPs In the Provision of Pediatric Care
One of the reasons that CHOPs have become so advanced in pediatric care is the fact that they have provided formal training to make sure that paediatrics and other technology are provided in the appropriate manner (Lee et al. 2016). As a matter of fact, it is one of the children’s hospitals that has been credited with providing pediatric care and setting up various technologies that are related to congenital heart malformations (Lee et al. 2016). It has also provided incubators to ensure that intensive care is being provided in some of the other aspects of pediatric care. The hospital was set up in Philadelphia University City, and since then, it has gone towards making sure of the $ 1.5 billion expansion (Lee et al. 2016). Due to that expansion alone, the overall size of the hospital has become doubled (Lee et al. 2016). The relative success of the hospital when it comes to the provision of pediatric care is due to the fact that it has been attributed as the best hospital for children for the 5th consecutive year by many journals, including the US News and World Report. The other milestone for them was when the pediatric facilities that are provided by the hospital were ranked as one of the best in the United States of America (Lee et al. 2016).
Evaluation of the Components of the Network
One of the most discussed aspects of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is how it has talked about the way evaluation of the overall network of the hospital is supposed to be carried out. Most of the time, one of the most talked about aspects of the management of CHOPs is how the network components of the hospital are set up (Thornton et al., 2015). There are many critics who claim that the way the whole network is set up has become pertinent and needs to be scaled down. The idea behind the scaling down is presented due to the fact that it is believed that the network in the vicinity has become too complicated (Lee et al. 2016). So, it is one of the key things that must be taken care of (Stoffers et al. 2018). The argument, though, does not hold much merit due to the fact that there are many reasons that this extensive network is the key aspect behind the success of the hospital (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). If one looks at the overall composition of the network, they are organized across different sectors. At the same time, in terms of the way they are organized, one can see that there is clear division as far as the way another overall distribution of the network is supposed to be carried out. So, that is one of the most important elements of the way network planning is carried out in the hospital (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). There are five levels as far as the overall network of the hospital is concerned, and in each of the respective divisions, it can be clearly seen that they are dealing with a particular health problem (Stoffers et al., 2018). Not only that, the division of the network is such that the managerial divisions are also established in a unique manner (Stoffers et al. 2018). That is one of the more extensive health networks that one is able to see in the United States (Lee et al. 2016). The key thing, though, for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is to make sure that they do not further increase this network to 6the the level as it would complicate the plan and also make it hard for the management to keep track of the cost that goes into the reach of the respective plan (Stoffers et al. 2018).
Network and Value Creation for the Patients
Again, the key thing that needs to be noted here is what sort of value the network needs to create (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). The important determinant of the value is the overall rating of the hospital and some of the initiatives and steps that are taken by each of the respective networks. Each respective component needs to make sure that they are creating enough value for the patient that it can be sustainable in the long run (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). Now, looking closely at the infrastructure of the hospital, the assessment can be made that the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is making sure that they are providing better pediatric care to the patients that are witnessed across the board (Stoffers et al. 2018). Level 1 of the network deals with making sure that pediatric-level and adult-level healthcare is being provided to the people (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). It is an important part, and as per some experts, it is the most important part, so one gets to see considerable hospitals and medical centres on this level (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). The greater number of hospitals means that the patients are going to be provided with exceptional healthcare and a long-term orientation, to say the least. Then, paediatrics level 1, adult level 2, and level 3 tend to make sure that enough value is provided to the patients (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). Not only that, in order to make sure that the future needs and wants of the patients are being taken care of, it is seen that there are respective medical colleges (Stoffers et al., 2018). These colleges provide important learning resources to students. One key thing that is missing from the network, though, is that there is no research and development centre. With the extent to which they are operating, it is very important for them to make sure that they establish some sort of research facility in the long run (Stoffers et al., 2018).
Challenges Faced by the Board of Trustees of the Hospital
Despite the fact that it is one of the most well-managed hospitals in the United States, the key aspect that has to be kept in mind is to make sure how the workforce management is going to be carried out (Stanley et al. 2015) as it can be seen that it is one of the few hospitals in the country that is operating at such magnetite, and in such a place, one of the key challenges that is being faced by the organization is how to make sure that the future workplace challenges are going to be taken care off (Stanley et al. 2015). One of the key problems that the hospital is going to be facing during the course of the future is how children’s access to healthcare is going to be managed in the future (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). At the same time, the other critical component that is missing, as discussed above, is that there are no research and development facilities that are managed over there (Stanley et al. 2015). It is one of the critical components of their success, and at the moment, there is not much importance given to this aspect (Moldenhauer et al. 2015). At the same time, the other two challenges that need to be taken care of are how the reimbursement model is going to be shaped, as well as the development of the partnership and the data-sharing protocols needed to be developed in the long run (Moldenhauer et al. 2015).
Conclusion
One of the biggest successes of the success of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is how they have been able to make sure that they are being able to provide patient-centric healthcare facilities to the people (Stanley et al. 2015). The biggest component of their success is the network development and the way all the facilities work in complete sync (Stanley et al. 2015). There are some challenges, such as the way workforce management and lack of research funding are supposed to be carried out, but the overall management of the hospital is quite fair, to say the least (Stanley et al. 2015).
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