Siemens Healthineers Value Partnerships Case Study

Value Partnerships Case Study: University Hospital Galway, Ireland

Transforming care delivery:
Rapid workflow improvements
for better patient care

University Hospital Galway

Challenge

Increase efficiency	Manage reputation	Stay competitive
Optimize workflows while accommodating growing patient demand	Address patient and staff increasing dissatisfaction	Eliminate examination variations caused by multiple systems and protocols

Solution

Rapid Improvement Event: Delivering more value for the patients and staff through a five-day lean transformation process for Computed Tomography and Interventional Radiology (IR)
Analyze the value stream to identify non-value-adding activities within a process
Identification of improvement potentials, the definition of desired state and transformation of vision into reality

“The Rapid Improvement Event approach of Siemens Healthineers triggered significant change and solved problems I had thought were here to stay.”

Dr. John Bruzzi, Clinical Lead of Radiology

Value-based contribution

+61%	+90%	-83%
Increase in the number of inpatient CT scans	Increase in correctly prepared IR patients	Reduction in handovers between CT team and wards