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Assignment: Healthcare Administration Capstone- Camp Fire, 2018 Disaster

Course Objective for Assignment:

Apply and integrate the concepts and knowledge from prior general management and health care administration courses to industry-relevant challenges.

Assess the relevant strategic decision-making and implementation issues within a healthcare organization.

Camp Fire, 2018

The California Wildfire of 2018 called the "Camp Fire" was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history and the most expensive natural disaster in the world in 2018 regarding insured losses. Named after Camp Creek Road, its place of origin, the fire started on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in Northern California's Butte County. Ignited by a faulty electric transmission line, the fire originated above several communities, and an east wind drove the fire downhill through developed areas. The fire caused at least 85 civilian fatalities, with one person still missing as of August 2, 2019, and injured 12 civilians, two prison inmate firefighters, and three other firefighters. It covered an area of 153,336 acres and destroyed 18,804 structures, with most of the destruction occurring within the first four hours.

Adventist Health Feather River, also known as Feather River Hospital, is a 101-bed acute care hospital located in the town of Paradise, in Butte County, California, with a wide array of outpatient departments and services designed to meet the health care needs of Paradise, Magalia, and neighboring communities. Feather River Hospital was severely damaged in the November 2018 Camp Fire and is currently closed. The hospital was forced to evacuate after the fire jumped a road going to the hospital. Some people were trapped under Adventist Health Feather River in a tunnel until they could escape. Adventist Health Feather River employees evacuated 60 patients on the morning of November 8, 2018. The patients were transported in ambulances, by helicopter, and in employee vehicles.

Your assignment: In a MEMO format, discuss the following about the Camp Fire 2018 Disaster Response:

1) What were three areas that went well with the response?
2) What were three significant challenges with the response?
3) What were three ways in which the response could have been improved?

We discussed Fayol's Five Functions of Management: (i) Planning, (ii) organizing, (iii) coordinating, (iv) commanding, and (v) controlling. As Adventist Health Feather River Hospital's Chief Operating Officer (COO), how would you augment your healthcare facility's disaster preparedness? Discuss how you would utilize Fayol's Fourth Function of Management to enhance your facilities' disaster preparedness, response, and continuity of operations (COOP) plan. You must reference Fayol to receive credit for this section.

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