no need to have a budget for each department in the operational budget
There is no need to have a budget for each department in the operational budget because that would mean having many managers to follow up. There needs to be an overall budget that can be followed by one or two managers. The nutritionist should decide on the best nutrition for the patients. The home health care should outsource suppliers to prevent conflict of interest. The money used to pay the supplier of food should come directly from the patients. Medical supplies budget should remain as it is because most of the items are nondurable. I think the home should scrub the positions of consultants and temporary staff, and their line items. Patients that need such services should be referred to other hospitals. It will reduce personnel expenses. The maintenance /facility operations budget should be less line item for consultants and outside sources. The hospital will not require budgets for external items or services. Patients who need services not available in the facility will have to go to other hospitals at their expense.
Question 2
The biggest financial issue is that the donation amount is quite low. Donation is a sum of money given to a charity. In this case, the donation is only $75,200, which s far less than the expenses. The best way to solve this problem is to look for more donors. The home health agency should prepare a proposal showing all that the facility does for the community and what it has achieved so far. It should also indicate what it hopes to achieve and how much that will require. It should be convincing enough to cause people to want to donate money.