Steps Toward Lean Hospital Materials Management - Columbus Community Hospital
Steps Toward Lean Hospital Materials Management - Columbus Community Hospital
4 PagesSTEPS TOWARD LEAN HOSPITAL MATERIALS MANAGEMENT COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THE CHALLENGE Columbus Community Hospital is a 65-bed hospital, sprawled over 80 acres in the community of Columbus, Nebraska. It features a new hospital facility and a medical office building. Like many healthcare facilities, Columbus Community Hospital was looking for ways to increase patient and staff satisfaction by improving efficiency, while also recognizing substantial cost savings. The hospital’s Director of Material Management, Zachary Kavan, saw an opportunity to affect change within the hospital’s materials management, specifically within the clean supply rooms. His team faced several challenges, including occasional stock- outs of items nurses needed for patients, substantial time spent countin
