Facility Selection and Research

HCS 446 University of Phoenix Facility Planning Floor Plan Paper

Week Two: Facility Selection and Research

Select a facility from below to use in your final project. You will use this facility in Weeks 3 through 5. If you would like to use a facility not listed here, please check with your instructor for approval.

Assisted living

Clinic

Doctors’ office (specify specialty(ies))

Hematology lab or other referral treatment facility

Hospital department (specify which department)

Outpatient clinic(specify specialty(ies))

Skilled Nursing Facility

Research the facility type.

Write a  summary. Your summary should:

Identify the type of facility you selected

Specify a location for your facility (state and region, city, neighborhood, and so forth)

Explain why you have selected this type of facility and this location

Describe the facility’s role in the health care industry

Describe demographics of the populations who use the facility

Identify key structural characteristics of the facility

Use and cite Hayward and at least one other credible scholarly reference, using proper APA formatting for citation and reference listing.

Submit your assignment as an APA paper, Power Point, or other format of your choice.