Sustainability Initiatives and Authenticity

Question: Discuss about the Sustainability Initiatives and Authenticity. Answer: Introduction Sustainability initiatives focusses on creating a sustainable development in the environment and the community while building a conducive working relationship between the society and the organization. It also aims in creating awareness through research, public engagement, and involvement with the government to generate a sustainable societal development. Sustainable development is a wide area concerned with the impact of human activities on the environment, economic development and social well-being (Parboteeah et al., p. 308). AIC (African Inland Church) Kijabe Hospital has adopted sustainability initiatives in their operations which has enabled it to grow extensively and hence able to provide its services to many people. Applying principles of sustainable development helps an organization to maximize business opportunities while complying with the government regulations and policies. Sustainability Initiatives and their Benefits to the Society AIC Kijabe hospital is located in Kenya and its known for its providence of high quality services in anesthesia and surgery. Its a missionary hospital whose main aim is to provide health care to every individual specifically the rural poor people (Chao et al., p.610). The hospital management knew the importance of sustainability initiatives and so, they were eager to implement sustainability of staff model so as to improve on the infrastructure and operations of the hospital. Kenya has high mortality and morbidity levels over the years. People suffer from various diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and other diseases related to malnutrition. Due to such cases, it came up with an initiative in the year 2005 known as Kenyan Essential Package for Health (KEPH) whose aim was to provide basic health services (Muga et al., p. 21). It also introduced National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) where the earning group was deducted from their monthly salary to cater for their hospital bil ls. For the non-earning group, they also pay a certain amount of money either monthly or yearly. Since Kijabe hospital was started in 1915, it has invested so much on sustainability programs (Pollock et al., p. 497). It has added maternity wards to cater for the pregnant mothers, inpatient wards and an operating theater so as offer efficient delivery services. It has also established a nursing school that trains numerous students on proper health care practices such as nurse anesthetist training. It as well offers internships that helps their students to put into practice what they learn in classes as they prepare them for future career. Similarly, it offers postgraduate medical training and research grounds (Nthumba, p. 435) to investigate causes of various diseases and ways to overcome them. In the year 2005 Kijabe opened an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) which had five-bed. space This enabled them to take care of severe cases. Due to high demand of mechanical ventilator, they established a committee that investigated on the best initiatives to improve on ventilation. Analysis of the Authenticity of the Sustainability Initiatives Kijabe hospital came up with numerous initiatives that were aimed at improving health service delivery and thereby improving the health of the society. Expansion of the operating theater (OT) for instance, saw the hospital meet its needs and demand by offering quality services to many. It also ensured expansion of training programs, infrastructure improvement and better management of resources (Chao et al., p.610). Investing on OT expansion was beneficial to both the hospital management, the employees as well as the society. People would get better services and the employees work in a spacious and conducive environment with a promise of longevity to the hospital (Newton and Bird, p. 449). The initiatives that the management adopted ensured the sustainability of the hospital and saw it become one of the sought after hospital in Kenya. Conclusion For an organization to be successful in implementation of sustainable initiatives, it should involve the employees, government, stakeholders and the society. Communication to the employees and the society as well as their feedback will ensure successful implementation of the initiatives. References Chao, T.E., Rosenberg, J., Patel, P., Riviello, R. and Weintraub, R., 2011. Surgery at AIC Kijabe Hospital in rural Kenya. Population (thousands), 41, p.610. Muga, R., Kizito, P., Mbayah, M. and Gakuruh, T., 2005. Overview of the health system in Kenya. Kenya Service Provision Assessment Survey 2004, pp.13-26. Newton, M. and Bird, P., 2010. 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