Innovation in Management of Community Hospitals in Health Region 9, Nakhon Chai Buri Province Group
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https://doi.org/10.60027/iarj.2026.e295039Keywords:
Management Innovation, Community Hospital, Health Region 9Abstract
Background and Aims: This research aimed to 1) study the origins, processes, and factors associated with innovation in community hospitals; 2) study the problems and solutions for innovation implementation; and 3) study approaches for applying the prototype innovation to other hospitals.
Methodology: This research utilized a qualitative research methodology. Data were collected from 30 hospital administrators, personnel, civil society networks, and service recipients from five prototype hospitals in Nakhon Chai Buri Province. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results: 1) Community hospital innovation originated from both top-down policies and bottom-up drivers. The innovations encompassed technological, process, and social aspects, such as the use of medical information systems, service network building, and public participation. Factors influencing innovation generation included six dimensions: transformational leadership, personnel knowledge and capabilities, organizational culture, social capital, public participation, and external support. 2) Problems and obstacles to innovation implementation included personnel and technology shortages, resistance to change, and policy discontinuity. Solutions included training and infrastructure development. And effective community communication. 3) Approaches for application to other hospitals should emphasize building collaborative networks, developing information systems, promoting leadership, analyzing the local context, and systematically transferring knowledge to ensure sustainability in community-level health service management.
Conclusion: Management innovation in community hospitals stems from both top-level policies and local issues, encompassing technological, process, and social issues. Key contributing factors include leadership, personnel competency, organizational culture, social capital, public participation, and external support. However, innovation implementation faces limitations in personnel and technology, resistance to change, and policy discontinuity. Therefore, it is necessary to develop personnel, infrastructure, and community communication. For application in other hospitals, collaborative networks should be built, information systems developed, leadership should be strengthened, local context analyzed, and knowledge should be systematically transferred to ensure sustainability.
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