Valley Hospital Aligns Staffing To Match Patient Volumes, Increase Efficiency
Valley Hospital Aligns Staffing To Match Patient Volumes, Increase Efficiency
3 PagesVALLEY HOSPITAL ALIGNS STAFFING TO MATCH PATIENT VOLUMES, INCREASE EFFICIENCY Navigant Partnership Helps to Reduce Labor Costs by 8 Percent While Maintaining High-Quality Care CHALLENGE The Valley Hospital, located in Ridgewood, N.J., is a 451-bed acute care hospital that has received three consecutive American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® designations. Like many hospitals across the country, Valley Hospital has experienced declining inpatient volumes and associated revenues as more care is delivered in outpatient settings. Recognizing these changes in the healthcare delivery system, hospital leadership sought an objective methodology to analyze their current staffing practices, redesign them to be as efficient as possible, and reduce unnecessary costs. Hospital executive
