Moffitt Benefits from Surgical Partnership

    June 24, 2011
    Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has successfully partnered with U.K.-based GE Healthcare aimed to optimize efficiency and care capacity.

    Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has successfully partnered with U.K.-based GE Healthcare aimed to optimize efficiency and care capacity. According to the company, Moffitt has added capacity for 900 new cancer procedures and additional operating margin in less than eight months.

    The hospital engaged the GE Healthcare Performance Solutions team to reconfigure the surgical block schedule and improve key OR processes, enabling it to use existing facility and staff resources more effectively. GE consultants were also to help Moffitt improve on-time starts, it says.

    Moffitt Cancer Center is an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center. It currently has 15 affiliates in Florida, one in Georgia and two in Puerto Rico.

    Continue Reading

    Sponsored Recommendations

    Streamline waste disposal, simplify compliance, and reduce unnecessary costs. This guide shows how MedPro helps practices cut confusion, not corners, while supporting over 40,...
    The patient experience doesn’t fall to just one department. Learn how your physical security system can improve safety and security, and help contribute to a positive patient ...
    Discover how identity data impacts patient safety, experience, and your system’s bottom line — and how Banner Health built a compelling case for change.
    Streamline waste disposal, simplify compliance, and reduce unnecessary costs. This guide shows how MedPro helps practices cut confusion, not corners, while supporting over 40,...