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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of Situation and Identification of Problems 1.1 Service The Shouldice Hospital competitive advantage is that it only conducts external hernia operations and is specifically designed and operated to provide the highest probabilities for successful treatment with “country club like” patient service. Hernia operations typically have a 90% success rate‚ with Shouldice hernia operations boasting over a 99% success rate. The Shouldice competitive advantage can be summarized into: Surgical technique:
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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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Shouldice hospital is located in Toronto. Éäñýèçêå áðü ôïí Dr. Earle Shouldice ï ïðïßïò êáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôïõ 2 ðáãêüóìéï ìåôÜ áðü ìåëÝôç áíáêÜëõøå íÝá ôå÷íéêÞ ãéá íá ãéáôñåýåé hernias êáé ôáõôü÷ñïíá íá Ý÷ïõí ïé áóèåíåßò fast recovery. ¹ôáí êáëýôåñç ôå÷íéêÞ áðü üëåò ôéò Üëëåò åðåéäÞ: a) high quality(÷áìçëü ðïóïóôü åðáíåìöÜíéóçò 0.8%) b)fast recovery 4-7 days c)low cost Target market: people with external type of abdominal hernias 82%Ýêáíáí ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ êáé ôï 18% åß÷áí îáíáêÜíåé óå Üëëï íïóïêïìåßï
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➢ Company Overview: Shouldice Hospital is a privately owned surgical hospital which specializes in external abdominal wall hernia repair with holistic recovery services. The Shouldice facility located near Toronto‚ Canada‚ was founded by Dr. Earle Shouldice in 1945 and is the world’s leading center of excellence in abdominal hernia repair. Shouldice Hospital employs nearly 160 employees with an average tenure of 10 years. Shouldice Hospital‚ with an 80% referral rate‚ conducts more than 7‚000
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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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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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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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