Strategic planning is a completely valid and usefultool for guiding alltypes of organizations, including
healthcare organizations. The organizational level at which the strategic planning process is relevant
depends on the unit’s size, its complexity and the differentiation of the service provided. A cardiology
department, a hemodynamic unit or an electrophysiology unit can be an appropriate level, as long as
their plans align with other plans at higher levels. The leader of each unit is the person responsible for
promoting the planning process, a core and essential part of his or her role. The process of strategic
planning is programmable, systematic, rational, and holistic and integrates the short, medium and long
term, allowing the healthcare organization to focus on relevant and lasting transformations for the
future