Case Study: UCHealth achieves a 47% increase in blocks released, 4% higher OR utilization, and an estimated $400K additional revenue per OR with LeanTaaS iQueue for Operating Rooms

UCHealth - Customer Case Study

UCHealth, a leading Colorado health system recognized for nursing excellence and national rankings, faced rising surgical volume and limited OR capacity with past rapid‑improvement efforts failing to produce sustained utilization gains. To increase OR efficiency in a scalable way before building new rooms, UCHealth partnered with LeanTaaS and deployed iQueue for Operating Rooms’ Exchange and Analyze modules.

LeanTaaS implemented iQueue across 25 inpatient and 8 outpatient ORs at University of Colorado Hospital and then rolled it out to community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. With data‑driven metrics and streamlined block release/request workflows, surgeons adopted the system and UCHealth saw a 47% median increase in blocks released per month, 10% earlier block releases, a 4% increase in OR utilization, and an estimated $400K additional revenue per OR per year.

UCHealth

Ashley Walsh, MHA

Sr. Financial Analyst, Perioperative Services