CapPlan is being relied on to match occupancy and nursing resource at Waikato Hospital in New Zealand. In February 2009, after a rigorous pilot, the Inpatient module went live in all inpatient areas of the hospital.
Until now, effective capacity planning and bed management have been challenging problems for Northampton General Hospital (NGH), but by discovering the benefits of the unique CapPlan consulting and software solution, NGH is on the road to transforming the way it manages inpatient demand, from admission to discharge.
In addition, the CapPlan project has identified significant potential cost savings.
For the fi rst time, Northampton General Hospital (NGH) has the ability to accurately forecast inpatient demand, across all wards at any time. From predicting peak periods to managing pandemic outbreaks, CapPlan provides accurate real-time information that will help achieve NHS targets.
Australia’s Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) was founded in 1840 and today manages over 650 beds, 3000 staff and 61,000 emergency admissions a year.
The hospital is committed to delivering safe and quality patient care. But in 2004, faced with increasing demand for services, high occupancy, and significant cost constraints, RAH recognised they needed to apply different approaches in the way staffing and resources are planned and managed.
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust is a 450 bed District General Hospital within the East of England Strategic Health Authority region. Over the last few years they have performed well against most operational targets but were operating in an environment of a recurrent financial deficit of some £12 million. As an organisation, the performance was achieved through what has been described as “exceptional crisis management”. The latest plans tended to reflect the last crisis they faced.
Emendo have been providing The Canterbury District Health Board, one of New Zealand’s largest public healthcare providers, with capacity planning services since 2003. The Canterbury District Health Board initially approached Emendo to provide a solution that would support accurate and efficient planning over their most variable period, Christmas/New Year.
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