University Hospital South Manchester

Integrated Health Solutions^SM provided capital investment, increased activity, and waste reduction.

The Challenge

University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Trust is a major teaching hospital recognised as a centre of excellence in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, heart and lung transplantation, respiratory conditions, burns and plastics, cancer and breast care services. With 950 beds, it draws patients from the North of England and beyond. Dealing with growing demand driven by changing demographics, the hospital needed to do more with the same budget to minimise a funding gap. Short-term cuts were not going to address this challenge.

The Solution

The University Hospital of South Manchester entered into a seven-year partnership with Integrated Health Solutions^SM in June 2013. We created a tailored solution to:

• Provide funding and access to latest cardiac technologies
• Improve operational efficiency, “do the same with less,” resulting in savings
• Increase operational capacity, “do more with the same or less,” resulting in incremental revenue

How We Did It

• State-of-the-art cath lab refurbishment and equipment maintenance
• Vendor independent material and supply chain management
• Operational excellence
• Enhanced patient experience
• Lean Academy training

The Impact

The solution has:

• Achieved 25% improvement in start time efficiency
• Reduced underrun by 72%
• Refurbished two cath labs
• Increased lab uptime to 100%
• Increased lab activity by 15%
• Reduced waste
• Enhanced patient experience
• Empowered staff

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