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    on the above criteria‚ the following options can be generated. I. The hospital can continue with the current scale of operations i.e. Maintaining Status Quo II. The hospital can plan to scale up the level of operations. This can be done in 3 different ways A. Start operating on Saturdays which increases the capacity by 20% B. Expand the hospital building by adding one more floor C. Open new hospital in the USA‚ and thereby expanding operations to new geographical locations

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    Shouldice Hospital – A Cut Above 1.) How well is the hospital currently utilizing its beds? The hospital stay cycles have been provided: | Mon Beds | Tue Beds | Wed Beds | Thu Beds | Fri Beds | Sat Beds | Sun Beds | Available Beds | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Monday Admission | 30 | 30 | 30 | | | | | Tuesday Admission | | 30 | 30 | 30 | | | | Wednesday Admission | | | 30 | 30 | 30 | | | Thursday Admission | | | | 30 | 30 | 30 | | Friday Admission | |

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    SHOULDICE HOSPITAL LIMITED The problem under analysis is how to best increase the hospital’s capacity to serve more patients while at the same time maintaining control over quality of service delivered as well as sustaining existing high levels of employee and patient (customer) satisfaction. SWOT analysis Strengths  Unique and defined Surgical procedure (could not be varied)  Facility that encourages movement  Up to date equipment  Less time taken (time

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    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 Build to satisfy demand Find

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    that of a typical hospital? A. The hospital focused on this new procedure for treatment of external types of abdominal hernias. Some differentiating features of the Shouldice process were the arranging of abdominal muscles into three distinct layers‚ reinforcing the abdominal wall with six rows of sutures and did not involve any insertion of screen and mesh under the skin. Beyond the surgical procedure‚ it was the service process of the hospital that differentiated it from others. • The patients

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    MEMO To: Dr. Byrnes Shouldice‚ Alan O’Dell From: An MBA Student Date: May 09‚ 2006 ------------------------------------------------- Subject: Problems and Plans - Operational Assessment of the Shouldice Hospital Thank you for the opportunity to consult on your Shouldice Hospital operational assessment. I understand that you have implemented a well developed focus strategy (market focus and internal focus) successfully and Shouldice achieves outstanding results by maximizing

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    made in the 1950s was based upon the life of Frank Gilbreth who invented motion study in the 1900s. Gilbreth was so concerned with personal efficiency that he did a study of whether it was faster and more accurate to button one’s seven button vest from the bottom up or the top down. (Answer: bottom up!) Chapter 3 STRATEGIC CAPACITY MANAGEMENT After reading the chapter you will: 1. Know what the concept of capacity is and how important it is to “manage” capacity over time. 2.

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    Starting as a small hospital‚ the Shouldice Hospital has had a rather long history since the end of the Second World War. And At the time of his death in 1965‚ the founder Dr. Shouldice’s longtime associate‚ Dr. Nicholas Obney was named surgeon-in-chief and chairman of the board of Shouldice Hospital Limited and under his leadership‚ the volume of activity continued to increase‚ reaching a total of 6‚850 operations in the 1982 calendar year. And primaries represented approximately 82% of all hernias

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    Shouldice Hospital Case Study Calvin Barron Liberty University March 2‚ 2010 Respectfully submitted to Prof. Scott McLaughlin Overview The Shouldice Hospital serves as a glaring example of extraordinary service and care for the impaired and needy. From carpeting and soft lighting to doting personal care from the staff‚ the Shouldice experience sets a standard of excellence for the industry. Dr. Earl Shouldice displayed an early desire for medical understanding with an age

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    Case  Summary  of  Shouldice  Hospital  Ltd.     Shouldice  Hospital  is  a  “focused  factory:”  a  hospital  with  a  specific  area  of  expertise  that  gives   it  competitive  strength  resulting  in  lower  cost‚  higher  quality  service  for  its  patients‚  and   better  pay  for  and  loyalty  from  its  employees.  Specializing  in  external  abdominal

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