Emergency Department Bottleneck Proposal Middletown Hospital is a 200-bed‚ not-for-profit-general hospital that has an emergency department with 20 emergency beds. The emergency department handles on an average 100 patients per day. The hospital’s CEO has authorized the Six Sigma Team (SST) to address complaints received from patients seeking treatment between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The complaints are centered on waiting times and poor service. During this time the data indicates that approximately
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Current Situation Redbox is leading the way in the premier industry of DVD rental kiosks. With Coinstar as its established parent company‚ Redbox is currently surpassing its competitors with its number of self-service kiosks. Redbox’s growing popularity is facilitated by its physical distribution‚ which places the kiosk in high traffic locations such as Wal-Mart‚ Kroger‚ McDonalds and Walgreens. Due to Redbox’s standing as the progressive option for DVD rental‚ its decision to target the 18-24 year
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Carmen Marin Dr. S. Shipley English 1A April 3‚ 2011 Emergency Room In order to evaluate the quality of emergency room care‚ it is essential to understand and define the standards that define high-quality care. My standards for high-quality Emergency Room care include the following: 1) it maintains life. 2) It provides rapid attention to injuries in order to prevent impairment. 3) It is professional and focused on providing maximized attention to the patients’ needs. 4) It includes rapid
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Ashley Peterson‚ 9-27-11 T‚ TH 9:30-10:20 Essay 2 What’s Your Plan B? In the United States‚ half of all pregnancies are unplanned. This is where emergency contraceptives come into play. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration‚ the Plan B pill is used as a backup plan after unprotected sex or birth control failure. According to the Plan B One-Step website‚ taking the pill in the first 72 hours this pill in 89 percent effective on preventing the fertilization of an egg. However‚ taking Plan
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impacts on the urban shape‚ because it is the axis of the two inland corridors. The Darling Scarp also influences the external morphology of Perth as it is a barrier to extensive urban development with discrete pockets rather than continues sprawl. Situation Factors of the MORPHOLOGY of Perth; The morphology of Perth is also constricted to certain areas because of the location of cultural and natural features such as‚ Transport Links‚ Airports‚ Major Ports‚ and Major Water Supplies. The effect of these
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Its business model has been copied by several other companies and formed a trend called Uberification (Yang‚ Yang and Wong‚ 2012). Situation Analysis An organization needs to examine and make changes as according to the internal and external environmental factors that may affect company’s performance. SWOT is an organized planning tool which is used here to identify and evaluate issues
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Memo to File Date: February 09‚ 2012 Re: Reducing Dr. Kevorkian’s tax liability from passive investments before year’s end. Facts: In 2010 Dr. Kevorkian had the following transactions: He has active income‚ from medical practice of $150‚000 (active income). He expects to receive $10‚000 in interest and dividends (portfolio income). He invests $100‚000 in Limited‚ a limited partnership (passive income). Limited lost money and Dr. Kevorkian’s share of the loss is $15‚000. In 2011 Dr. Kevorkian
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Background Apple Computer Inc. is an American multinational corporation focused on designing and manufacturing personal computers‚ closely related software products‚ and other consumer electronic products such as MP3 players. Since its foundation in 1976‚ Apple has been a pioneer in innovation with multiple ups and downs. In 1976‚ Apple introduced what was to become the first highly successful mass-produced personal computer. Traditionally‚ Apple has done extremely well at being the first
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Shokunbi 1 Oluwatobi Shokunbi Professor Haney SOC 150 17 April 2015 Social Situation Paper I decided to go to the Lehigh Valley Mall‚ which is located in Whitehall‚ Pennsylvania‚ on Saturday afternoon. I went on this day because it would be the busiest on the weekend. I arrived at the mall at around 2:30pm and stayed there until around 5:00 pm. I chose to go to the mall during this time because I felt it would be most active at this time. I would also be able to
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Come inside‚ come inside‚ so we thought we were in trouble. So‚ we run inside and we see my brother’s face and it was (descriptive word). We had to go straight to the emergency room. We rushed straight into the car and my mom was driving as fast as she could. All my brother kept saying was his arm hurt. Once we got to the emergency room they rushed my brother in. I still
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