Develop an expense/operational budget needed for the five room expansion.

• Decide which type of department that you manage.
  • It is much easier to plan an expansion of an area that you already have knowledge of.
    • For example, if you work in outpatient registration, consider expanding the patient registration area by five rooms. If you have experience as a phlebotomist, consider expanding the number of rooms used to draw patient's blood.
• Different patient care areas have different equipment, supplies, labor, etc. needs. Be sure to list the department type (radiology, nursing unit, outpatient surgery, patient registration, outpatient laboratory) in your heading of the assignment.
• Equipment over $1,000 will be capital expenses so the cost is not to be included in the operating budget.
• Keep in mind that $400,000 is the maximum amount allotted for the expansion.
• Be sure to have some funds left over to handle unexpected costs.