P-07 Health system structure and leadership impact on service delivery: Implications for addressing mental health in the Bahamas
Author(s):
C Martin, S Szydlowski
Year of Presentation:
2025
Objective: To examine the impact that organizational
behavior and leadership have on developing innovation and
change to deliver adequate healthcare to public and private
patients. Specific emphasis is placed on surgical programs and the organization’s response to population health in the
Bahamas.
Methods: A qualitative approach was utilized to assess the different leadership styles on innovation and change to improve the health care system delivery. Primary data was obtained through sixteen (16) semi-structured interviews with physicians, senior managers, and patients chosen by the researcher. Secondary data was obtained from articles, letters of complaint, and reports.
Results: Transformational leadership and engaging the political landscape within a healthcare system can improve resourcing and collaborative approaches to innovation and population health initiatives. Patient perception towards private service delivery, regards it as of higher quality compared to public systems. Public-private partnership can serve as a model for developing surgical programs and populations health.
Conclusion: The public system should pursue collaboration with the private sector to develop medical and population health programs to improve the delivery of healthcare. Public-private partnerships can address the managerial competencies and skills needed to improve implementation of a new vision and health system structure in the Bahamas.