To conduct assessment of the internal environment, the strategic planning team for Pacific Hospital:
a. Invites community members and staff of the hospital to an evening focus group session.
b. Discusses what it sees as the primary threats and opportunities in demographic shifts affecting the hospital.
c. Invites all levels of staff to focus groups on the effectiveness of the hospital envi-ronment, including information systems and staffing.
d. Asks the board to provide a summary of major opportunities for the future.
C
Assessment of the internal environment should include all levels of staff and facilitates feedback on effectiveness of strengths and weaknesses of systems and processes within the institution.
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