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Hospital Reconfiguration Services I. Community Needs and Reconfiguration Impacts Community oriented report on health care facility need and relevance Summary: Hospital specific report which describes and validates a facility's critical contributions to their community and the potential impacts of facility reconfiguration. This is the first step in defining your hospital's potential roles as a developer and operator of responsive relevant health care service systems. Component 1. Community Health Services Partner This component examines the health care needs of the community and the hospital's role in meeting current and future community health needs. Documents local health status mortality and morbidity, health risk factors and the hospital's role in community health. Component 2. Hospital as Economic and Social Capital This component details the hospital's economic and social capital in the community. Documents role as a major employer, community resource and its charity and unreimburseable service contributions which are major considerations in re-configuration or re-investment plans. Component 3. Need for the Hospital Community need for the hospital as an acute care facility is examined through an extensive statistical analysis of the hospital's market areas and its role in meeting acute care needs. Documents community need for hospital inpatient services by service type by selected age/sex populations in the facility's primary service area. This relates to the Article 28 - CON statute and is an essential consideration in determining public need for acute care inpatient services. See Exhibit 1. Forecasts future inpatient need based upon population age/sex demographic trends. Component 4. Reconfiguration Impact Findings on community health needs, economic and social relevance and acute care relevance are summarized and, most importantly, the potential community impact of reconfiguration on acute care needs and costs is portrayed. Fees and Deliverable Fees vary by report component, facility size. location and scope of service. Component 3. Need for Hospital fees begin at $4,500. Comprehensive Community Needs and Reconfiguration Impacts Report begin at $15,000. Deliverables include a Powerpoint Presentation and an Executive Summary and Findings, in both hard copy and electronic forms.
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