Universal Health Services Assessment/Gap Analysis

Executive Summary

This paper is based on the gap or need analysis of Universal Health Services. The assessment is primarily based on the services and the existence of the facilities offered by UHS. Based on those assessments an intervention plan is proposed and a communication plan is also made in order to keep all of the involved stakeholders informed about the happenings of the proposed scheme. Finally, measurement techniques are also given which can measure the efficacy and efficacy of the plan.

Universal Health Services Assessment/Gap Analysis

Introduction

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is among the largest hospital management organizations in the Universal States of America. The headquarters of Universal Health Services is situated in King of Prussia, PA, and its position in the Fortune 500 (2012) is at 339. Under the broad umbrella of the services provided by Universal Health Services, it operates 226 acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery center and behavioral health settings. At the spur of the moment, Universal Health Services employs more than 60000 people. As a matter of fact, share of Universal Health Services is traded publicly in the New York Stock Exchange with a symbol of UHS. The ultimate aim of the company is the provision of the best quality healthcare facilities at the most affordable costs at the same time it aims for strengthening community relationships, and to pursue conservative growth.

Universal Health Services (UHS) was founded by Alan B.Miller in the year 1978, which currently holds the seat of company's Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer. Over the period of time, UHS has exhibited constant growth since its inception. UHS also holds the status of being into Fortune 500 companies with the annual revenue more than $7.5 billion. Despite the financial hard times, Universal Health Services weather all the tests of the time and produced net income of approximately $400 million in the year 2011 (Mangan, 2013).

The major purpose of UHS is to owning and operating through the subsidiaries, acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, radiation oncology, behavioral health center and ambulatory surgery centers. As on March 31, 2013, UHS owned or operated 197 behavioral health centers, 23 acute care hospitals in the 37 states. As a part of ambulatory treatment division, UHS manage or own in partnership with physicians, 5 surgical hospitals and surgery as well as oncology centers situated in the four states of US (Universal Health Services Inc., 2013).

One of the major elements behind the success of UHS is its working philosophy, i.e. its operational strategies which have proven to be effective over the period of time. Universal Health Services always strives to adopt high quality hospitals in such a competing industry. This, as a matter of fact, happens by dint of investment in the people as well as hospital equipments of high quality in order to have a dominant position in society (New York Times, 2013). Moreover, the competition in this industry is increasing, hence for UHS to survive in the market it should have ...