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This 6-page paper focuses on the organizational design and structure of Brooke Army Medical Center and its burn unit. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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are the vertical organizations, in which lines of command run top-down (rarely bottom-up). Then there are the flat organizations, in which the lines of command are more horizontal than their
more hierarchal counterpart. Most health care organizations tend to be flatter in structure. Theyd have to be; if every single medical decision was kicked up the line to a CEO
(ala the show Scrubs), nothing would every get done. But in some cases, the health care organizations do end up in a hierarchical structure. Health care organizations in the
military, overseen by the Department of Defense, are in this scenario. In this paper, well examine the Brooke Army Medical Center and
its burn unit; a huge institution on the edge of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. The organizational design and behavior of this particular institution is interesting, as it
blends the relatively flat structure of the standard hospital with the more rigid, hierarchical design of the military. Defining Organizational Design/Structure
Before discussing a specific organizational structure for Brooke Army Medical, it would first be helpful to determine what, exactly, organizational design encompasses. In its most basic terminology, organization design
can be defined as "a formal, guided process for integrating the people, information and technology of an organization" (Autrey, 1996). Basically, organizational design tries to match the form, purpose and
mission of the organization as closely as possible (Autrey, 1996). In moving in this direction, organizations can then ensure that the collective efforts of its members will be successful in
achieving the organizations mission (Autrey, 1996). In creating an organizational design, managers and members band together to determine the needs of
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