St. Mary’s Featured in Harvard Business Review for Staff-Led Improvements
St. Mary’s General Hospital is considered an international leader in the use of Lean Management, a tool pioneered by Toyota, which empowers front-line staff to identify, implement, measure and sustain quality and safety improvements. St. Mary’s has been featured in many publications and the latest is the Harvard Business Review.
This article is a prime example of how the commitment from our Board of Trustees on down has created a culture of problem solvers! That commitment remains, even when leaders move on, and is the foundation of our vision to be the safest and most effective hospital in Canada, characterized by innovation, compassion and respect.
Click here to to read more about how our staff use this model to implement thousands of improvements.
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Click here for a video of Dr, John Toussaint, a foremost authority on Lean in healthcare, share his thoughts on why St. Mary’s is leading the way.