Top 20 Hospitals in USA all have Lean programs...and some have Six Sigma too !

Chris Alcock and I have recently been researching the penetration of Lean or  Six Sigma or Lean 6 Sigma in hospitals in the USA.

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/best-hospitals-honor-roll-and-overview

The above URL names the top 20 best hospitals in the USA, 2016,  according to a detailed study undertaken by the US News magazine. (See also text attachment)

So I started from the top, seeing which ones had undertaken Lean / 6S / L6S initiatives.

1st place Hospital - yes

2nd place Hospital - yes

3rd place Hospital - yes

4th place Hospital - yes

...

9th place Hospital - yes

10th place Hospital - yes

...

19th place Hospital - yes

20th place Hospital - yes

All yes!

We have the URLs of our research as evidence.

We also found evidence of the use of Lean Six Sigma ( not just Lean )...

...hallelujah!  

http://southfloridahospitalnews.com/page/2014_Year_in_Review__West_Palm_Beach_VA_Medical_Center/9733/1/

Cost Savings/Efficiencies

• Completed 18 LEAN/Six-Sigma projects with substantial sustained improvements; three were VA Network (Florida & Caribbean) award winners.

• Added three new dialysis stations to our unit with a projected savings in Non-VA Care of $500,000.

• Completed first renewable energy project by installing photovoltaic panels on two campus buildings that will reduce FP&L consumption by 50%.

 

 

Charleen R. Szabo is West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Director. For more information, visitwww.westpalmbeach.va.gov.

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Conclusion: Lean 6 Sigma is used by all of the best hospitals in the USA. And Virginia Mason wasn't even in the top 20!

That is a pretty powerful body of evidence in support of Lean and Six Sigma.