Unit 2 Individual Project “Chief Administrator of Uptown Clinic”

Unit 2 Individual Project Deliverable Length: Excel Spreadsheet and 4-5 body pages Details: Consider the following scenario: the Chief Administrator of Uptown Clinic, a community mental health agency, is concerned about the dilemma of coping with reduced budgets next year and into the foreseeable future but increasing demand for services. To plan for reduced budgets, she must first identify where costs can be cut or reduced and still keep the agency functioning. Below are some data from the past year. Program Area Costs Administration Salaries: Administrator $60,000 Assistant $35,000 Two Secretaries $42,000 Supplies $35,000 Advertising and promotion $9,000 Professional meetings/dues $14,000 Purchased Services: Accounting and billing $15,000 Custodial $13,000 Security $12,000 Consulting $10,000 Community Mental Health Services Salaries (two social workers) $46,000 Transportation $10,000 Outpatient mental health treatment Salaries: Psychiatrist $86,000 Two Social Workers $70,000 In an Excel spreadsheet: •Provide a dollar range of costs to reduce budgets (worst and best case analysis). •She needs to cut $94,000 in cost. Prioritize those cuts that can be made without impacting the operation or quality care of the organization.