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Podcast, The Lens, COVID-19 Episode #2 – Learnings from a New York City Hospital – Part 1

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            Lucy Xenophon, Chief Transformation Officer, Brian Radbill, Incident Commander and CMO, and Art Gianelli, President, from Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in New York City share their learing from the COVID-19 pandemic. Being in New York City puts them at the heart of the crisis. Hear about the current state […]

Clinical and Operational Playbook for COVID-19

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Rush University Medical Center, a member of the Catalysis Healthcare Value Network, shares a playbook for navigating clinical and operational challenges of a global healthcare crisis. Part 1 – Implementing a Command Center Part 2 – Communications Strategy Part 3 – Clinical Operations Part 4 – Supply Management Part 5 – Rush University

Tips for Helping Front Line Staff Manage Stress

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from Dr. Lee Erikson Set up a Coping with Stress Hub on our intranet Communicated widely about our EAP mental health resources Set up several on line resources with links to apps for meditation, mindfulness, exercise, tai chi, etc. The psychiatry department is offering telemedicine counseling sessions to staff Launched […]

Torrance Memorial Medical Center Using Lean Thinking and Resources to Produce PPE

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The COVID-19 pandemic is causing shortages of PPE, meaning that healthcare organizations all over the world must finding creative ways to help ensure that their staff has what they need to effectively care for patients. Catalysis Healthcare Value Network member, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, in Torrance, Ca, formed an assembly line to produce face shields […]

Fighting COVID-19 With Lean Healthcare

The Covid-19 pandemic is pushing healthcare systems around the world to the limit and, despite the heroic effort of healthcare professionals, hard work is often not enough. The images coming from the most heavily affected areas tell us of Emergency Departments filled to the brim, hospitals struggling to treat everyone due to the very high […]