04October
Improving Operations Room utilization and asset efficiency in a leading Hospital 0 Comments | By admin
Business problem:
OR set up time between surgeries was more than 90 minutes on average.
Higher set up time results in lower utilization of the OR and limiting the number of surgeries per day.
OR utilization was 46% directly impacting capacity and revenues of the hospital
High patient waiting time for surgeries and schedule adherence was 52%
Solution Approach:
Value stream mapping and value Analysis of OR processes including pre-operative processes, OR set up activities, post-operative processes.
Kitting process implemented for set up
Re-engineered housekeeping process to ensure effectiveness of cleaning and faster cleaning post surgeries.
Technology based data collection system and OR checklist compliance system to continuously monitor the process.
Key Outcome and benefits:
50% reduction in set up time was achieved and OR utilization went up by 30%.
OR schedule adherence of improved by 37%
Continuous improvement of the process with data analytics and trends.
