You are the new administrative fellow for the executive office of St. Anywhere Medical Center. Your CEO has asked you to prepare a briefing analysis (two or three pages, double-spaced) to present to the Board of Directors. The Board must decide on acquiring a free-standing ambulatory surgery center located adjacent to the hospital campus. What steps might you recommend be taken to inform the decision on whether or not to purchase this facility? What factors would you want to include? Which stakeholders should be involved in the decision and why?
