Introduction
The 104-bed Health City, Cayman Islands (HCC) hospital specializes in cardiology, cardiac surgery, and orthopedics. Similarly, it has four operating theatres, one catheterization lab, and a 17-bed intensive care unit (Khanna and Gupta, 2014).
Discussion
From the beginning, the facility aimed at seeing 60 patients the volume was expected to “increase to 350 by 2017 and later to 750 by 2021” (Khanna and Gupta, 2014, p. 9). Therefore, the patients at HCC have the same expectations as their counterparts in India. It is evidenced in the article that their high-quality care model is practiced in all of Narayana’s health facilities which include the HCC. Khanna and Gupta (2014) state: “The same quality experienced at NH was extended to HCC because the same doctors and nurses at NH would practice in Cayman since they were familiar with high quality” (p. 5). In essence, Health City Islands is Narayana’s Western hemisphere facility.
Task-Shifting Standpoint
From a task-shifting standpoint, it implies that the facility can still rely on its existing personnel and capabilities. This, in the end, allows the facility to cut down on cost as well as provide the same quality of services across the healthcare system. Task shifting was introduced to help resolve human resources challenges associated with “expanding treatment to ensure the sustainability of programs and to improve quality of care” (Afolabi et al., p. 134). As a form of re-distributing tasks in the healthcare workforce, task-shifting facilitates the transfer of appropriate tasks from more qualified staff to those of lower qualifications.
Conclusion
This is intended at maximizing the capacity of the existing care provider – it offers better healthcare outcomes. The main disadvantage of this approach is that it can easily create conflicts between professionals.
References
Afolabi, O., Abboah-Offei, M., Nkhoma, K., & Evans, C. (2019). Task-shifting must recognize the professional role of nurses. The Lancet Global Health, 7(10), 132-329.
Khanna, T., & Gupta, B. (2014). Health city Cayman islands. Harvard Business School.