Question: You have been asked to develop a database system for the Elijah Community Hospital. ECH is a small, local community hospital with approximately 125 beds.

You have been asked to develop a database system for the Elijah Community Hospital.

ECH is a small, local community hospital with approximately 125 beds.

The basic goal is to provide high-quality, cost-effective healthcare services for the surrounding community in North Georgia.

The various business functions that the hospital currently has are:

  • Patient care administration software-record keeping aspects of patient care
  • Clinic and lab services software provides lab testing and procedures and patient monitoring & screening
  • Patient care software-provide patients with medical care and support services
  • Financial management software-manage the financial resources and operations of the hospital
  • Administrative services software-provide general management and support services not directly related to patient care

The staff on the hospital includes 600 full-time and 200 part-time personnel including doctors, registered nurses, laboratory technicians, counselors, rehabilitation therapists, social services staff, admittance/discharge staff, insurance staff, janitorial staff, and security staff.

A database system for the Elijah Community Hospital would have many tables.

By considering the description of the Elijay Community Hospital, draw ER/EER diagram for the following entities: PATIENT:

PatientID, Name, DOB, Age, Gender, Address, Email, Phone BED: BedNumber, PatientID PERSONNEL:

PersonnelID, Name, Phone, Email, Address, Hire-date, Position DEPARTMENT:

DepartmentCode, DepartmentName TREATMENT:

TreatmentCode, TreatmentDescription, TreatmentCost TEST: TestCode, TestDescription, TestCost Add new attributes to several of your entities if there is a need.

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