Figure 1
At the top is “Health Service Chief Executive Officer”. connected downward to “General Manager”. A dotted line extends from the General Manager to “Medical Staff Council”. On the right, “Manager Area Support Services” is displayed. A box connects rightward to the “General Manager” lists the following: “Internal Audit”. “Quality M g t and Accreditation Unit”. “Public Relations and Development Office”. “Rehabilitation Services”. and “University Clinical Schools”. Directly reporting to the General Manager in a horizontal row are: “Chairman Department of Medicine”. “Chairman Department of Psychiatry”. “Chairman Department of Surgery”. “Chairman Department of obstct. and Gynae”. “Chairman Department of Pediatrics”. “Chairman Department of Primary and Emergency Services”. “Chairman Department of Anaes. and Intensive Care”. “Chairman Department of Medical Imaging”, “Assistant General Manager Nursing and Patient Support Services”. “Assistant General Manager Corporate and Clinical Services”. “Director of Finance”. “Area Director of Pathology”. and “Area Director of Information Services”. “Executive Officer Director Nursing” connects rightward to “Chairman Department of Medicine”. “Chairman Department of Primary and Emergency Services” branches to “Research Support Unit” and “Interns R W O’s”. “Assistant General Manager Nursing and Patient Support Services” connects downward to a box listing “Office of Nursing, Education, Volunteers, Chaplains, Infection Control, Pathology Collection, Library, Medical Communications, Hospitality Services, and Quality M g t Program”. “Assistant General Manager Corporate and Clinical Services” includes: Engineering, Patient Information, Medical Records, Parking, Purchasing, Supply, Human Resources, Allied Health H d s, Pharmacy, Biomedical Eng., Security, Fire Protection, Statistics, Garden and Grounds, Accommodation, Switchboard, and Business Planning. “Director of Finance” oversees: Financial Control, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Cash Flow, Budget, Trust Funds, and Quality Program. “Area Director of Pathology” connects to “Area Pathology Services”. and “Area Director of Information Services” connects to “Area Information Services”. Dashed lines from the “Area Pathology Services” and “Area Information Services” connect to a box that is attached to “Assistant General Manager Corporate and Clinical Services”. “Manager Area Support Services” connects to “Area Pathology Services” through “Area Director of Pathology”. A bracketed note at the bottom states: “Multidisciplinary Direct Patient Care and Treatment Services including: Financial Performance and Budget Control and Business Plan; Quality Management Program and Accreditation; Teaching; Research”.Case Study 1: Organizational chart following alignment to clinical matrix structure