Brighter Days Ahead

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Brighter Days Ahead

• Team 5
• AMKEH Consulting
• Ashley Crago Eric Willis
• Matthew Kahn Hongqing Yang
• Krista Lauritsen

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Current Situation

• Expansion In Albany
• Lake Snowden
• Sewer System
• OU Airport
• School Levy
• Absence of Local Healthcare

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Options Available

• Division of Ohio Universitys College of
  Osteopathic Medicine
• Small Rural Health Clinic
• Solo Practice
• Maintain Status Quo

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Criteria For Evaluation

• Financial
• Desirability
• Quality of Services
• Ease of Implementation

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Division of OU COM

• Establish a primary care clinic in Albany similar
  to OU COM in Coolville
• Viable option that meets the needs of the
  community
• OU COM is willing, but unable to fund the
  expansion at the current time

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Small Rural Health Clinic

• Used office trailer operated behind Russells
  Nursing Home
• Difficulty in obtaining federal funds
• Rotating schedule for physicians
• Possibly perceived as low-quality
• Recruiting physicians
• Switching costs

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Solo Practice

• Open a family practice in Albany with a doctor on
  a J-1 visa
• Physician Attraction
• Switching costs
• Customer base

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Maintain Status Quo

• Maintain ambulance and transportation services
• Financial- no added costs
• Desirability- close proximity, service Columbus
  and Athens, doctor loyalty
• Quality of Service- governmentally supported,
  driver training
• Ease of Implementation- no starting
  costs/developmental process

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Recommendations and Implementation

• Maintain Status Quo
• Health Care Awareness Campaign
• Preventive Health Seminars
• Distribute Information Fliers
• Phone Numbers
• Hours of Operation
• Requirements
• Schedule for Seminars

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Recommendations and Implementation

• Fund-Raising Activities
• Pancake Breakfast
• Donations
• High School Bake Sales
• Community Involvement

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Financials for Recommendation

• Expenses
• Printing Fliers
• 6,000 _at_ 280.50
• Postage
• 2160 _at_ 712.80
• Mailing Labels
• 2160 _at_ 9.48
• TOTAL 1002.78

• Revenues
• Pancake Breakfast
• 300 girls sell 2 tickets a piece at 4.00 each
• TOTAL 2,400.00

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Long-Term Goals

• Contribute to Albanys growth
• Educate and unite community
• Attract a physician

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Brighter Days Ahead