CAP 599 – The External Environment – Golden Age Hospital

Module 1 – Assignment – The External Environment – Data Gathering
1. Search the Web and gather relevant general information regarding hospitals for seniors and direct data pertaining to the external environment of the proposed GAH.
2. The proposed points below are just “starter points” for you to expound upon and add to as you see fit.
3. Common medical conditions of seniors:
a. Overall health status
b. Unique illnesses
c. Other
4. Medical institutions for seniors:
a. Types of institutions and clinics serving seniors (their size per population served)
b. Types of special services provided for seniors and catering to their needs.
c. Length-of-stay of seniors at various hospitals.
d. Other
5. Local (Mission Viejo area) City demographics:
a. Can be obtained from but not limited to: http://www.city-data.com/
b. Input the nine municipalities (one by one) in the search box.
c. Scroll through the various data sets, and glean the relevant information: Population, Gender, Age, Household income, Race, Other.
d. Consolidate all nine city data sets into one table, total where appropriate.
6. Conclusions and Recommendations.
General Background
1. The Mission Viejo Medical Center (in the city of Mission Viejo, California) comprises two geographically adjacent institutions:
a. Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center: Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, and
b. Children’s Hospital at Mission (CHM): Children’s Hospital at Mission (CHM) http://www.mission4health.com/affiliations/choc-childrens-at-mission.html
2. The two hospitals serve — within less than a 10-mile radius — the populations of the following nine municipalities: Aliso Viejo, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, and San Juan Capistrano.
3. Retirement Communities:
a. The city of Laguna Woods (http://www.lagunawoodscity.org/), is home to “Leisure World” (http://www.lagunawoodsvillage.com/ ), a retirement community of over 23,000 senior (55 years and above) residents.
b. The city of Mission Viejo is home to “Casta Del Sol,” a retirement community of more than 3,000 senior (55 years and above) residents.
4. Following the example and success of integrating a special children’s hospital, it is suggested for the purpose of CAP599 only, that an additional new hospital be built, catering to the special needs of the senior population, to be named: “Golden Age Hospital (GAH)”.
5. The “CAP599 Consulting Team (CAP599CT)” has been tasked to research and develop a project feasibility plan for the future GAH.