For this assignment, you will choose one of the organizations below or a nonprofit hospital in your community to research and complete the SWOT Analysis Download SWOT Analysistemplate. Please note, you are required to use the same organization for the final paper in Week 5:
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System
Cleveland Clinic
Henry Ford Health System
Lutheran Services in America
Mayo Clinic
Medtronic
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Stanford Medical Center
Trinity Health
UC Davis Medical Center
University hospital or other nonprofit hospital in your community
University of Texas Health (UT Health)
Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA)
Section 1
Identify the organization and include the URL for their website.
Create a SWOT analysis for the chosen organization.
Strengths
Identify three strengths of the organization (e.g., competitive advantage, high-quality care, access to care, affordability, accreditation).
Explain your rationale for each choice.
Describe how the stated strengths can be built on to ensure longevity of the organization.
Weaknesses
Identify three weaknesses of the organization (e.g., lack of defined purpose [who they are serving], low-quality care, poor customer service and customer ratings, lack of accreditation [the Joint Commission]).
Explain your rationale for each choice.
Provide an example of the stated weaknesses and potential issues that can happen.
Opportunities
Identify three opportunities of the organization (Tip: Review the textbook for examples of opportunities for the organization.).
Explain your rationale for each choice.
Discuss how the opportunities identified could be leveraged to the organization’s advantage.
Threats
Identify three threats to the organization (Tip: Review the textbook for examples of threats to an organization.).
Explain your rationale for each choice.
Discuss one option for reducing each threat identified.
Summarize the details from the SWOT analysis in a SWOT box.
Section 2
Based on the outcomes of your SWOT analysis,
Explain how the organization’s mission and vision are affected by the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats identified.
Describe how the identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats affect the organization’s values and culture.
Discuss how the organization may be impacted should the internal weaknesses significantly increase.
Examine the impact external threats (e.g., public entities [state or federal regulatory bodies] or competition) may have on the organization’s market share.
The SWOT Analysis paper
Must be a minimum of four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site.
Must use the SWOT Analysis Download SWOT Analysis
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance in writing Introductions & Conclusions
Must use at least three credible sources besides the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library Research
Must document any information from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List
