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Feasibility to Expand Complex Wards for Efficient Hospital Management and Quality Improvement
JUNG, Yong-Sik
KWON, Lee-Seung
KO, Sang-Kyun
LEE, Jae-Young
KIM, Myeong-Jong
Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to explore the feasibility of expanding complex wards to provide efficient hospital management and high-quality medical services to local residents of Gangneung Medical Center (GMC). Research Design, Data and Methodology: There are four research designs to achieve the research objectives. We analyzed Big Data for 3 months on Social Network Services (SNS). A questionnaire survey conducted on 219 patients visiting the GMC. Surveys of 20 employees of the GMC applied. The feasibility to expand the GMC ward measured through Focus Group Interview by 12 internal and external experts. Data analysis methods derived from various surveys applied with data mining technique, frequency analysis, and Importance-Performance Analysis methods, and IBM SPSS statistical package program applied for data processing. Results: In the result of the big data analysis, the GMC's recognition on SNS is high. 95.9% of the residents and 100.0% of the employees required the need for the complex ward extension. In the analysis of expert opinion, in the future functions of GMC, specialized care (△3.3) and public medicine (△1.4) increased significantly. Conclusion: GMC's complex ward extension is an urgent and indispensable project to provide efficient hospital management and service quality.
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- Public Health Care, Medical Center, Hospital Management, Ward Extension, Service Quality
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