Saturday, August 22, 2020
Shouldice Hospital Limited Abridged
3/26/2013 Shouldiceà Hospitalà Limitedà (Abridged) Summaryâ ofâ caseâ discussion Indicatorsâ ofâ success â⬠¢ Profits â⬠Revenueâ =â 7600â *â (320*4â +â 650â +â 300*20%)â =â $15â mil. â⬠Costsâ =â $8. 5â milâ forâ hospitalâ +â $3. 5â forâ clinic $ â⬠Profitsâ =â $3â mil â⬠¢ Word? of? mouthâ advertising â⬠Afraidâ ofâ advertisingâ forâ fearâ ofâ generatingâ tooâ muchâ demand â⬠¢ Backlogâ ofâ demand â⬠Currentlyâ 2400,â growingâ atâ 100â /à 6â mo. â⬠¢ Highâ percentageâ ofâ doctorsâ asâ patients â⬠¢ L Lowâ recurrence â⬠0. 8%â vs. 10%â atâ otherâ hospitals â⬠¢ Patientsâ reunions â⬠¢ Lowâ employeeâ turnover 2 1 3/26/2013 Capacityâ atâ keyâ resources Examination â⬠6â roomsâ xâ 3â patients/hrâ xâ 3â hrs/dayâ (1? 4pm)â xâ 5days/wkâ =â 270â patients/wk â⬠¢ Operatingâ rooms â⬠5â roomsâ xâ 7hrs/dayâ xâ 5days/wkâ xâ 1â patientâ /(hr. room)â =â 175 â patients/wk â⬠¢ Surgeons â⬠10â surgeonsâ xâ 1â patient/(hr. surgeon)â xâ 8â hrs/dayâ xâ 5â days/wkâ =â 400â patients/wk â⬠¢ Rooms â⬠Assumeâ patientsâ stayâ forâ 4â nights,â andâ levelâ demand â⬠Numberà ofà patientsà perà dayà (Sunà â⬠Thur)â =â 89â rooms/4â =â 22 â⬠Capacityâ =â 5days/wkâ xâ 22/dayâ =â 110â patients/wk ââ¬Å"Roomsâ⬠à isà theà bottleneck. Soà indeedà capacityà expansion,à ifà any,à shouldà startà withà thisà resource.Noticeà thatà thisà processingà rateà doesà notà addà upà toà 7600à patientsà perà yearà thatà Shouldiceà isà dealing with. Possibleâ reasons:â patientsâ stayâ forâ fewerâ nights,â orâ theyâ admitâ moreâ patientsâ towardâ theâ endâ ofâ week,â orâ thereâ isâ anâ ââ¬Å"overflowâ⬠â areaâ inâ theâ hospital. 3 Whyà patientsà likeà Shouldice? â⬠¢ Lowâ price â⬠$1990â (excludingâ travel)â vs. $5240â atâ other â hospitals â⬠¢ Lowâ recurrenceâ rate â⬠¢ Facilities/stylistic theme â⬠Investmentsâ madeâ inâ assetsâ suchâ asâ carpeting,â commonâ areasâ (theâ Floridaâ roomâ e. g. ),à lowâ stairs,â niceâ grounds. â⬠¢ Socialization/atmosphere Scheduleâ patientsâ withâ similarâ backgroundsâ inâ theâ sameâ room â⬠Groupâ activitiesâ (e. g. ,à teaâ andâ cookies)â toâ alleviateâ anxietyâ andâ buildâ p connections â⬠Createâ pleasant,â non? emergency clinic? likeâ atmosphere â⬠¢ Fastâ recovery â⬠Daysâ vs. weeksâ atâ otherâ hospitals â⬠Earlyâ ambulationâ (confidence,â medicalâ benefits) 4 2 3/26/2013 Whyà employeesà likeà Shouldice? â⬠¢ Doctors â⬠Regularâ hours,â onâ callâ butâ rarelyâ called g , y â⬠Goodâ pay â⬠Lowâ riskâ surgery,â opportunityâ toâ beâ theâ bestâ inâ class â⬠¢ Nurses â⬠Minimalâ physicalâ assistance â⬠Counselingâ activities,â insteadâ ofâ changingâ â bedpans Staff â⬠Crossâ training,â helpingâ eachâ other â⬠Interactionsâ (e. g. ,à inâ diningâ room) â⬠Strongâ concernâ forâ employees,â nobodyâ isâ fired 5 Theâ focusedâ factoryâ model â⬠¢ Aâ narrowâ marketâ segmentâ (aâ simpleâ typeâ ofâ herniaâ repair),â ensuredâ byâ aâ carefulâ screeningâ process â⬠¢ An inventive technique that accentuates early ambulation which prompts Anâ innovativeâ procedureâ thatâ emphasizesâ earlyâ ambulationâ whichâ leadsâ toâ quickâ recovery â⬠¢ Standardizedâ procedure,â notâ toâ beâ varied â⬠¢ Patientsâ areâ basicallyâ well,â allowingâ demandâ toâ beâ inventoriedâ (andâ thusâ easyâ scheduling) â⬠¢ Family? tyleâ managementâ allowsâ aâ highlyâ specializedâ workforceâ toâ ââ¬Å"decompress,â⬠â leadingâ toâ happyâ employeesâ withâ lowâ turnover â⬠¢ Lowâ investmentsâ byâ sharingâ resourcesâ (e. g. ,à anesthetists,â nurses) â⬠¢ H elp patients help themselves (e g tea and treats to blend pre? employable Helpâ patientsâ helpâ themselvesâ (e. g. ,à teaâ andâ cookiesâ toâ mixâ pre? operativeâ patientsâ withâ post? operativeâ patients) â⬠¢ Attentionà toà details:à noà TVà inà room;à carpeting;à low? riseâ stairsâ forâ easyâ walking;â walkâ fromâ theâ operatingâ table;â gardens;â goodâ food,â etc. 3/26/2013 Optionsâ forâ capacityâ expansion â⬠¢ Saturdayâ operations â⬠Pros:â noâ investment â⬠Cons:â interferesâ withâ regularâ workâ schedules â⬠¢ Investâ toâ buildâ moreâ rooms â⬠Pros:â keepâ regularâ workâ schedules â⬠Cons:â heavyâ utilizationâ ofâ otherâ resources â⬠¢ Anotherâ hospital â⬠Pros:â thereâ isâ aâ marketâ (1â millionâ herniaâ operationsâ aâ yearâ ( p y inà theà U. S. ),à saveâ travelâ costsâ forâ patients â⬠Cons:à Qualityà control? Sourcesâ ofâ doctors. â⬠¢ Anotherâ procedure à ¢â¬ What? Skill? Markets? Tooà manyà questions.Mostà studentsà choseà eitherà theà secondà orà theà thirdà options. 7 Keyâ learningâ points â⬠¢ Theâ focusedâ factoryâ approachâ leadsâ toâ moreâ addedâ valueâ (andâ thusâ higherâ competitiveâ included worth (and along these lines higher serious advantage):â itâ increasesâ theâ customerââ¬â¢sâ readiness? to? payâ andâ lowersâ theâ cost,â atâ theâ sameâ time. â⬠¢ Theâ devilâ isâ inâ theâ details:â manyâ operationalâ details,â althoughâ seeminglyâ routineâ andâ minute,â playâ anâ importantâ roleâ inâ shapingâ strategicâ decisionsâ (suchâ asâ capacityâ expansionâ here). 8 4
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