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This 4 page paper looks at the US Naval Hospital in Guam. How has the hospital gone through change? What control mechanisms are used? This case study is analyzed in respect to those questions.
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environment and take measurements to make sure that they are accomplishing their objectives. In a case study submitted by a student, the US Naval Hospital in Guam is the focus
of inquiry. First, it is important to examine the organization to see what it is like. What is its purpose? What is its vision for the future? The mission statement
for this organization is as follows: " We are forward deployed to provide excellence in Force Health Protection. We promote, preserve, and restore the health of those we serve" ("US
Naval Hospital Guam," 2006). Hence, health is of the utmost importance and supersedes political concerns. Also, the vision statement of this facility is: "We will set the standard for Fleet
and Family Centered Care in the Military Health System" ("US Naval Hospital Guam," 2006). In many ways it appears that the facility has fulfilled its mission and vision. For
example, the organization has employed a substance abuse treatment program ("US Naval Hospital Guam," 2006). This is something that is important in protecting the health of the individuals served and
this is something that also goes to family centered care. It is said that addiction is a family disease. Thus, attention to such issues is admirable and goes to a
sense of family care. Also, the facility incorporates offices of the Red Cross ("US Naval Hospital Guam," 2006). It goes above and beyond what a typical hospital might do. Yet,
while the organization seems to be meeting its criteria in terms of helping the community it serves, are there control mechanisms in use? How might this organization thrive with the
use of control mechanisms? First, it pays to examine problems as well as the concept of strategic control in a general manner. One survey did report that only ten percent
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