ABSTRACT

Lean-Led Hospital Design explains how hospitals can be built to increase patient safety and reduce wait times while eliminating waste, lowering costs, and easing some of healthcare‘s most persistent problems. It supplies a simplified timeline of architectural planning from start to finish to guide readers through the various stages of the Lean design development philosophy, including Lean architectural design and Lean work design. It includes examples from several real healthcare facility design and construction projects, as well as interviews with hospital leaders and architects.

chapter 3|24 pages

A Model for Lean-Led Design

chapter 4|24 pages

Are We Too Late?

chapter 5|18 pages

Are We Too Early?

chapter 6|22 pages

Standardization Supports Flexibility

chapter 7|16 pages

When to Break the Rules

chapter 8|30 pages

At the Tipping Point

chapter 9|18 pages

Cultural Context for Lean-Led Design

chapter 10|20 pages

Lean Technology

chapter 11|4 pages

Looking to the Future