Oregon Health & Science University Reduced Abandoned OR Blocks by 51%
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) – the only academic health center in Oregon – is dedicated to improving the health of all Oregonians and advancing the health sciences. Oregon Health & Science University focuses research to prevent and cure disease, on education that prepares healthcare professionals to succeed in an evolving environment, and […]
Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital Increased OR Block Utilization by 10 Percentage Points
Dignity Health is the fifth-largest health system in the nation and the largest hospital provider in California. Its network of community hospitals spans California, Arizona, and Nevada and collectively includes over 250 operating rooms. Dignity Health’s Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California, is a 12 OR facility that serves the larger Peninsula community. As is […]
Dignity Health Increased OR Block Release by 153%
Serving patients in Arizona, California, and Nevada, Dignity Health is a nonprofit network of more than 40 acute care hospitals, and 400-plus care centers, in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Collectively, the Dignity Health network includes more than 250 operating rooms. Dignity Health joined together with Catholic Health Initiatives in early 2019 to create a new […]
Transforming operating room utilization at Rush, part 2: plugging data analytics into surgical management
Recognizing its challenges in surgical data governance and operating room (OR) utilization, the 671-bed Rush University Medical Center, which performs 30,000 surgeries per year in 37 operating rooms, began its transformation by aligning its operations, administration, and clinical teams toward the same goals. But Rush needed further resources to make surgical data visible and actionable to […]
Transforming operating room utilization at Rush, part 1: building trust and a data-driven team
A 671-bed academic medical center located on the West Side of Chicago, Rush University Medical Center is driven by a culture of quality, patient-centered care. Rush truly promotes its ICARE values: Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. It is not uncommon to meet an employee who has been with Rush for more than 20 years, […]
Why focus on operating room prime time utilization: a metric for better use of OR time
Many operating rooms (ORs) rely on surgical block time utilization as a key operational metric, and they are not incorrect to do so. Block utilization is an important measure of the overall health of OR time distribution and allocation, and of operating room utilization as a whole. Block time utilization is so broad, however, that […]
Beyond surgical block time utilization: a holistic approach to optimizing the OR
The primary constraint to the timely delivery of patient care is access to often-scarce resources, and fewer resources are more scarce than operating room (OR) time. Available OR time is often in short supply, and the consistently unpredictable demand for it compounds the challenge of allocating and utilizing it optimally. Traditional means of measuring the […]
Three powerful ways to improve operating room utilization
No matter how they calculate it, there’s room for perioperative departments to improve operating room utilization if it’s less than 80%. Surgical leaders might be happy with their utilization as a metric, but there are always more problems to solve. These may include new surgeons not being able to get block time, surgical block owners […]
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville Increased Robot Utilization by 45%
Baptist Health is a nonprofit, mission-driven healthcare system in the greater Jacksonville, Florida area. The system includes five Magnet-designated hospitals with 74 operating rooms and 14 endoscopy suites. Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is the flagship hospital, with 513 beds, 4,849 team members, and 18,529 surgeries performed annually.
Rush University Medical Center Increased Room Utilization by 3%
Located in downtown Chicago, Rush University Medical Center is a nationally ranked hospital with 11 ORs that performs about 30,000 surgeries a year. Rush University Medical Center is ranked as one of the top US hospitals, and has 11 top ranked clinic programs, including three of the best in the state of Illinois.