Lean Operations, Lean Design, Lean Construction: Building a Lean Hospital Facility

Opening a new healthcare facility is a daunting challenge - especially when you're trying to build it on time, under budget and with 20 percent less building space. That's exactly what Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio, accomplished with its 368,735-square-foot Kay Jewelers Pavilion, which opened two months earlier than planned and with more than $60 million in cost savings from the original estimate. The hospital is sharing its success story in this book, L3: Building a Lean Hospital Facility. Written by leaders involved in designing and building the Kay Jewelers Pavilion, the book serves as a resource for hospitals, architects and construction companies considering lean design projects of their own. It features insights from hospital staff, project architects and construction managers. The authors detail the principles of the Integrated Lean Project Delivery (ILPD) approach and the three "Ls" - lean operations, lean design and lean construction - to improve productivity, eliminate waste, reduce costs, and enhance the patient experience.