| dc.description.abstract | Most private health institutions in Kenya operate according to policy framework of the ministry of
Health’s strategic plan. Individual Trust and Private Hospitals are expected to develop plans as
to how they will implement the directions from either the ministry or their own strategic plan or
both. Like public health sector, private health sector has experienced moments of congestions
rendering its employees inefficient in delivering services. This research sought to find out the
challenges faced by private health institutions in implementing strategic plans. Data was
collected from 138 employees. Data was obtained using structured questionnaires and interview
schedules. The research utilized the Case study design. The findings showed that private health
sector in Kenya face a lot of challenges in implementing strategic planning. Among these are:
financial constraints, high staff turnover, overdependence syndrome among the clients, lack of
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modern technology, resistance at the implementation stage and poor infrastructure which have
impacted negatively on employees’ performance. The findings also revealed that implementing
such plans is a difficult task in the presence of few and demotivated workforce and little financial
and technological resources. These are the issues that should be addressed in strategic
planning implementation. The findings indicated that if hospitals put in place a proper strategic
plan, it will help ease such congestions and improve efficiency, which can yield tremendous
benefit for the entire sector. | en_US |
