To begin, select one (1) of the following healthcare systems that you would like to explore
for this unit:
● Acute care
● Ambulatory care
● Assisted living
● Continuing care retirement community
● Critical access hospital
● Dialysis care
● Home health care
● Hospice care
● Long-term care
● Memory care
● Palliative care
● Pediatric care
● Primary care
● Short-term care (e.g. post-surgery therapy)
● Surgical care
● Veterans Administration
● Other (requires approval from instructor)
The healthcare system that you selected will be the foundation for your unit 2 assignment.
● Discuss how your selected healthcare system can legally market their services and
products (e.g. federal requirements, state mandates, etc.)
● Defend three (3) marketing principles and/or theories that you believe are most
promising for your healthcare system
● Research a real-life healthcare system that matches the system you selected and
synthesize the success of its marketing efforts
Report your findings by using one (1) of the methods below:
○ 4-5 page fact sheet for the general community
○ Letter to the CEO of your selected healthcare system.
○ Infographic
· The use of first person is permitted for this assignment. APA formatting (e.g. title
page, conclusion, reference page, etc.) should not be used.
· Although the use of APA formatting is not required for this assignment, proper
grammar, spelling, and punctuation are expected.
*Hint: Try locating a healthcare system that you are familiar with, would like to network
with, have heard concerns about, or one that is completely unfamiliar to you.