Table 1 Strengths/weaknesses and opportunities/risks (SWOT-) analysis
Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
Internal analysis | |
Cost center for all radiological services within hospital | Lack of specialists, unfavorable ratio of young professionals to specialists during training |
Wide range of additional training with complete training authority and additional designations for neuroradiology and pediatric radiology | |
High workload for the medical staff | |
Long waiting times for examination appointments | |
Long processing times | |
Communication deficits with internal referrers | |
Modern organizational management with department system that has a matrix structure | |
No hospital beds in department for interventional radiological procedures | |
Highly specialized MRI and IR services | |
Established research section for MRI physics, experimental radiology, and medical engineering | |
Opportunities | Risks |
|---|---|
External analysis | |
Only university radiology department in the region | Competition through expansion of other hospitals into highly specialized services |
Good public image through symposiums and congresses (regional, national, and international presence) | |
Good PR work through radiological CME events at other hospitals | |
Specialized diagnostic examinations and minimally invasive procedures are unique selling points | |
Lacking radiological medical care center for ambulatory services | |
Most modern equipment in hospital for general and standard care | |
Modern instrumentation | |