The Effects of Budget Control on Operational Performance of Public Hospitals in Kiambu County

Abstract

This research examines the budgetary control in public hospitals and its effects on their operational performance. The aim of this paper is to determine the effects of budget control on operational performance of public hospitals in Kiambu County. The research target population consisted of 364 health facilities as provided for in the Kiambu County Government website. Twenty public health institutions were selected using convenience judgmental sampling technique for this study, in Kiambu County. A descriptive survey design was used in the data collection, questionnaires were designed with closed ended questions and distributed to various public hospitals using the drop and pick method. The statistical package for social sciences version 17.0 was used to analyze the data using descriptive statistics, including means and standard deviation. The relationship between budgetary controls and operational performance of the public hospitals was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis methods. The research findings established that there is a positive effect of budgetary control on operational performance public hospitals in Kiambu County. The research recommends that employees need to be sensitized on budgetary controls and the effect on operational performance of the organization. It also recommends that other factors that influence operational performance apart from budgetary controls should be investigated by these institutions . It also suggests that further research should be done on the same area but a larger sample should be used.