1. By: Ryan Dwelley, Hannah Wood, Sarah Foley, Jason Tedford, Gabe Lawson

2. Yale-New Haven History

3.  Now a days the hospital has 1,008 rooms and advances in many medical sciences such as:  Cancer  Physical Therapy  Neurosciences  Heart and Vascular  Eye Care  Child care  Maternity  Dermatology  Dental Care  HIV/AIDS  Infectious Disease Care

4.  We considered 5 countries; Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, and Taiwan. Our final choice was Thailand.  This spot is growing economically and in population. This would give a nice easy start for the company to get settled in while the country is advancing.

5.  The location is in the south eastern side of the Earth and receives a climate that is warm and stormy.  The land varies; there are scattered mountains and plateaus, but the majority of the land is plains and rolling hills.  The average population can read and write, and the people are able to be further educated to work in the hospital.

6.  The water there is not always sanitary and may cause Bacterial diarrhea. There are also another list of diseases such as, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria are all common in Thailand. This provides a good understanding of the necessary medicine and equipment we should specialize in.

7.  The economy is at a moderate level and continues to improve.  The country’s alliance with America makes it easy to ship and fly goods directly to Thailand.  Though there are already successful hospitals, Yale would have more to offer in terms of special care.

8.  The people in Thailand avoid disputes at all costs and are generally very respectful.  Thailand has a different smell and may be noisy.  Thai food is different than American food, and may not appeal to everyone’s tastes  The religious beliefs may be different from ours

10.  There are many monsoons and other tropical storms that might severely damage the hospital.  The Vietnamese government is doing a lot to make sure that no diseases get spread over the border.  There are also many hospitals, so there will be a lot of competition.

11.  Laos is very mountainous, setting up a hospital building would be difficult.  Laos is land locked making it harder to import supplies.  Laos is a communist country, might not accept new hospital.

12.  Japan is already technologically advanced and would make it difficult for the company to get settled in.  The country also has a masive population and could overwhelm the hospital if an outbreak accured.

13.  Taiwan is not a wealthy country and in some parts. Making a profit in this region would be difficult.  The transportation routes arent the quickest either, so if an emergency where to come up might not be able to make it in time.

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