Hospital Facility Expansion Proposal Report

Ashford University Hospital Facility Expansion Proposal Report

Assignment

Your role is as the chief operating officer of a large non-profit hospital.

Prepare an 8 to 10-page paper, plus references, on the following topic:

You are in the role of a chief operating officer. The board of directors has requested that you prepare a summary of the issues involved in a $50 million expansion. Because of local political issues and the uncertainty of the financial policy of recently elected U.S. officials, they may have to scale the expansion back to $25 million.

Prepare a report for the mayor and city council on your proposed expenditure plan reflecting on the key course objectives. In this report, you should accomplish the following tasks:

• Examine the differences between the public and private sector accounting principles.
• Integrate fund accounting and financial controls.
• Assess the approaches of control and management of public expenditures with a recommendation of the best approach.
• Explain government financial reporting requirements.
• Analyze financial statements and budgets to make appropriate administrative decisions and apply the budgets as a disciplinary process.

The Final Paper

• Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the 
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least 3 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style