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Healthcare professionals work for large or small hospitals or clinics. Typically, large hospitals have many units and departments. The structure of the hospital tells us about services, responsibilities, line of communication, and reporting. The structure of the healthcare organization affects workers and patients.

Reflect on an experience with your healthcare organization or another organization on the type of structure and how it is affecting employees and patients, negatively or positively.

How do you think size, technology, the environment, or culture led to the current structure of the healthcare organization?

In your response to classmates, examine the types of structure presented. Are they different from yours? How did their structure affect employees and patients?