Organizational architecture and formal communication links in a Brazilian family-owned hospital
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https://doi.org/10.37951/2675-5009.2026v7i20.196Keywords:
Hospital governance;, Organizational communication, Hospital administration, Health management, Family businessAbstract
Introduction: Family-owned hospitals face increasing pressure for professionalization, decision-making efficiency and clearer communication flows. Fragmented organizational structures may increase relational complexity, impair role definition and weaken internal governance. Objective: To analyze the redesign of the organizational architecture of a Brazilian family-owned hospital, focusing on the reduction of formal communication links and the strengthening of institutional governance. Methods: This was an analytical organizational study based on an institutional restructuring experience in a private family-owned hospital. The pre-intervention organizational chart, SWOT matrix, institutional climate records and the proposed organizational redesign were analyzed. Formal communication complexity was estimated using the formula n(n-1)/2, where n represents the number of managerial or equivalent positions connected to the decision-making flow. Results: The initial structure included 23 managerial or equivalent positions, corresponding to 253 potential formal communication links. After the intervention, the organizational chart was redesigned into 5 managerial positions directly linked to the executive structure, reducing potential formal communication links to 10. This represented an absolute reduction of 243 links and a relative reduction of 96.0% in estimated formal complexity. Conclusion: Organizational architecture redesign may be useful to reduce formal communication complexity in family-owned hospitals. Leaner structures may support governance, decision-making agility and institutional alignment in healthcare organizations operating in competitive and complex environments.
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