Lean implementation and pediatric intensive care unit bed availability analysis via simulation at the Winnipeg Children’s Hospital

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dc.contributor.authorDick, Kellen
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeOjo, Olanrewaju (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) Elsalakawy, Ehab (Civil Engineering) Galloway, Leslie (Winnipeg Regional Health Authority)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorElMekkawy, Tarek (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-07T17:19:42Z
dc.date.available2011-12-07T17:19:42Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-07
dc.degree.disciplineMechanical and Manufacturing Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Winnipeg Children’s Hospital encounters delays within the surgical patient flow and cancellations due to a lack of available resources in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Applying the concepts of lean thinking and the practices of simulation and statistical analysis, these problems were better understood and solutions were developed. Improvement projects were performed centralized on lean concepts and utilizing the tools of value-stream mapping and 7 forms of waste. Building and running a simulation model provided a capacity versus demand measure for the overall performance of the PICU. Simulation allowed for the study of hypothetical situations such as varying department resources and fluctuating patient levels. Statistical calculations were used to create a prediction tool to determine the probability of a PICU bed being available. This would enable a reduction in last-minute cancellations of surgical cases requiring a PICU bed.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/4990
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectLeanen_US
dc.subjectSimulationen_US
dc.subjectIntensiveen_US
dc.subjectCareen_US
dc.subjectPediatricen_US
dc.subjectHealthcareen_US
dc.titleLean implementation and pediatric intensive care unit bed availability analysis via simulation at the Winnipeg Children’s Hospitalen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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