Myer Hospital
Process Improvement team
Sean K.
David M.
James L.
The Current process
Flowchart
Some Stats
183.6
AVG. CYCLE TIME
12.2
AVG. Daily Throughput
THe Bottlenecks
(Or why it takes 3 hours to get an x-ray)
DARK ROOM
X-Ray TechS
Paperwork
Darkroom
- There are multiple darkroom technicians
- Can process multiple x-rays at once
176.6
AVG. CYCLE TIME
13.6
AVG. Daily Throughput
(+11.4%)
(-3.8%)
X-Ray Techs
- Only required for one task
- Perform the X-ray
- Perform the X-ray
- Removed X-ray techs from darkroom
153.4
AVG. CYCLE TIME
24.1
AVG. Daily Throughput
(+76.9%)
(-13.2%)
Paperwork
- Patient can fill in the form without assistance
- Removed X-Ray tech from activity
137.3
AVG. CYCLE TIME
29.8
AVG. Daily Throughput
(+23.8%)
(-10.5%)