Hospital OR department cuts patient preparation time by 40%, saves $182,000 in inventory costs.
OR at Baptist Medical Center uses Lean to achieve $578,000 in annual savings, increases caseload capacity by 17% without adding staff
Christchurch Hospital uses Lean to cut scrub nurse setup time by 45%, reduces late starts by 14%, saves NZ$124,944 on inventory
Kingston General Hospital uses Lean to speed surgical instrument sterilization process by 54%
OR department at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center uses Lean to cut unneeded inventory, saves $293,828.
OR uses Lean to achieve $180,000 in projected annual savings, eliminates $50,000 in excess inventory