he administrator$$s presentation, based on your briefing, was so well received by the board members that they asked to see a proposal for a hospital$-$based outpatient facility. In fact, the board suggested that the administrator ask you to take the lead in the project. Your administrator is already working at her max, so she fully supports you in leading the way. Incidentally, the new facility will be housed in a separate off$-$campus building and will be owned and operated by the hospital.

Preparation

Select and research a hospital$-$based outpatient facility type from the list below to use in your course project. You will plan this facility throughout Weeks $3,4,$ and $5.$ If you would like to use a facility type not listed here, please check with your faculty member for approval.

Doctors$$ office $($specify specialty$)$

Diagnostic facility $($specify lab, imaging, etc.$)$

Rehabilitation or treatment facility $($Othropedic rehabilation$)$

Satellite department $($specify department$)$

Long$-$term care facility $($specify type$)$

Note: This assignment does not include a drawing.

Assignment Deliverable

Develop a $10-12$ slide PowerPoint presentation of your selected facility. Your summary should:

Identify the type of facility you selected.

Identify the specific location where your facility will be built $($e$.$g$.,$ state, city, and neighborhood$).$

Describe services to be offered at the facility $($citation$)$

Describe the National Statistics $($connect to your type of facility and population$)$ compared to the State$/$ Local Statistics $---$ GRAPH is accepted to support statistics$).$ BE consistent $--$use same statistics in the comparison of National and State.

Describe the facility$$s role in the area$$s health care industry. Include information on anticipated referral patterns and competition $($citation$)$

Describe key physical structural characteristics of the facility $($citation$).$ Health care facilities have uniquely defined characteristics based on the needs of the facility or population served.

Reference and cite the textbook, Healthcare Facility Planning: Thinking Strategically, and at least $1$ peer$-$reviewed, scholarly, or similar reference.

Slide design $($highlights on the slide$)$ and details go in the speaker notes with the citation$($s$).$ NOTE that speaker notes are required as well as color, design, graphs and photos to support the presentation.