staffing/training Pros Managing Director Alan O’Dell Dr.Byrnes Shouldice Open Saturday Key Players Schedule change/Work weekend 2 worry it will create a divide Cons Moral 4/10 Doctors oppose Dr.Degani (60) Control concerns On call schedule Staff are worried dilute bonus pool? Dr. Degani Toronto Location USA less regulation 10% - Out of Province/USA 60% - Outer Toronto area 30% - assume Toronto Increase costs charged Cons Shouldice Hospital Options to Expand Capacity New Hospital
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The Shouldice Hospital has been very successful during the past years and has grown to become the “world’s leading centre of excellence for hernia repair”. Based on research‚ • Shouldice has expanded their room capacity to 89 beds with 5 specialized operating rooms and a staff of about 150 people (nurses‚ doctors‚ administrative) that collaborate together to provide a higher quality health care service to the patient. • The innovative method used for sedating a patient with a sleeping pill
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Operations Management Shouldice Hospital January‚ 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................3 Scope .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Analysis ......................................................................................................................
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Shouldice Hospital Limited 1. How well is the hospital currently utilizing its beds? Shouldice Hospital is currently utilizing its beds quite well. Under the Shouldice method‚ they are operating with 90 beds‚ admitting 30 patients per day‚ and not accepting any new patients on Saturdays. Each patient admitted generally stays in the hospital for 3 days and is discharged on the fourth morning. By examining Exhibit 4.7‚ it is apparent that the hospital’s capacity utilization is roughly 71.43%
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Case Study: Shouldice Hospital Shouldice Hospital Ltd. is a unique clinic located in Toronto Canada that specializes in external abdominal hernias. Open since 1945‚ the clinic that is more like a country club uses a method developed by Dr. Earle Shouldice that encourages a different procedure than used by most hospitals. The Shouldice Method reinforces the abdomen walls and requires only a sleeping pill with a local anesthetic which results in immediate patient ambulation and
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1. Executive Summary Shouldice hospital is a specialized hospital in the repair of external abdominal hernias in Canada. The hospital was established by Dr. Shouldice the founder of a new and superior surgical technique‚ now known as the Shouldice method‚ for repairing hernias which yields better medical results as well as a significantly shorter recovery time. The Shouldice Hospital is a successful organization and admired by most of the people who had relation with it or who have heard of it
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How does Shouldice offer a superior value proposition relative to its customers‚ remain successful‚ and balance low cost with high quality? Data Summary Benefits purchased by the consumer: Shouldice Value Proposition • Early ambulation following surgery o Use of local anesthetic o Nature of procedure • Design of facility o 130 acres o 17‚000 square feet o 89 beds • Dr. Casim Degani‚ internationally recognized authority • Specialized procedure • Patients administered anesthetic
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Case study report – Shouldice Hospital or Food fight Swathi Mall Sullivan University Operations Strategy April 26‚ 2014 Abstract: Shouldice hospital has been the best service provider for treating hernias and been in demand since a long time. However‚ due to the limited capacity of 89 beds the hospital is not able to meet the market demand which is causing it to lose its market share and success. The main constraints mentioned in this case study are the number of beds in the
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The Shouldice Method Two young medical students were standing on a street corner observing people as they passed and discussing any abnormalities with each other that they may have seen in passers-by. They saw this old man walking sort of duck waddling down the street at a slow pace. The two students introduced themselves to the gentleman and told him that they didn’t agree with each other’s diagnosis of the old man’s problem. One says‚ “My friend thinks you have a bad case of hemorrhoids‚ and
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