You are a subject matter consultant brought on by an operationally struggling, medium sized community hospital in

rural Nebraska. The hospital wants a comprehensive strategic plan to help it better engage and satisfy the needs and wants of its patients and other stakeholders, attract accomplished practitioners and be more competitive with nearby other hospitals. Before you can make any recommendations, you need to understand where the hospital stands and where it wants to go. Choose the answer that indicates the correct step of the strategic process.

The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financil officer, Chief Operating Officer and board of directors reorganize the facilities to create space for integrated medical groups that will provide pre-services, actual services, and post services.