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Scope of Lean Implementation
- Institutions: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Henry Ford Health System, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Iowa
- UPMC Shadyside
- Tertiary 486 bed urban hospital
- Medical staff includes more than 600 primary care physicians and specialists
- Provides cancer care to 30,000 patients annually (Hillman Cancer Center)
- 2.11 million laboratory tests, 67 FTEs
- Surgical pathology: ~ 20,000 specimens, 14 FTEs
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