Abstract (English)
The meaning and benefit of a corporate strategy is undisputed. Literature offers a lot of material. In practice, varieties of strategy formulations are in place, in hospitals. There has been no earlier overview of FM strategies followed by Swiss hospitals. This paper is about the research being applied to describe the current use of FM-strategies in Swiss acute hospitals. Based on theory about corporate strategy, health care and facility management, a quantitative online survey addressed to FM leaders (C-level) was compiled. One third of the hospitals do not have a clearly defined FM-strategy. With regard to the total number of Swiss hospitals, it can be assumed that this number is much larger. Additionally, it was determined for which FM areas strategies were formulated and which contents they cover. The research led to an initial systematic overview of how Swiss hospitals use FM-strategies. This overview should encourage hospitals to develop their own FM strategies and refine them. Although this research relates to Switzerland, it can be assumed that numerous results also apply to other countries.