I am the Chief Administrator of Uptown Clinic, a community mental health agency (answer attached)

I am the Chief

Administrator

of Uptown Clinic, a community mental health agency, I am concerned about the dilemma of coping with reduced budgets next year and into the foreseeable future, but increasing demand for services. In order to plan for reduced budgets, I must first identify where costs can be cut or reduced and still keep the agency functioning

 

Here is some data from the past year.

 

 

 

Administrator

$35,000

 

 

$10,000

 

Salaries: 

Program Area	Costs
Administration
	Salaries:
$60,000
Assistant		$35,000
Two Secretaries	$42,000
Supplies
Advertising and promotion	$9,000
Professional meetings/dues	$14,000
Purchased Services:
Accounting and billing	$15,000
Custodial	$13,000
Security	$12,000
Consulting		$10,000
Community Mental Health Services
Salaries (two social workers)	$46,000
Transportation
Outpatient mental health treatment
Psychiatrist	$86,000
Two Social Workers	$70,000

 

1.    
Give a dollar range of costs to reduce budgets (worst and best case analysis).

2.    
I need to cut $94,000 in cost. Prioritize those cuts that can be made without impacting the operation or quality care of the organization.

3.    
How would you advise Dr. White to prepare for reduced budgets?