Case Study: Memorial Health System improves emergency department flow and validates a $31M OR expansion with SIMUL8

Memorial Health System reduces emergency department length of stay by 16% with SIMUL8

Memorial Health System faced the challenge of ensuring a major $31 million operating room expansion would be efficient and future-proof without disrupting their busy emergency department. They turned to SIMUL8 simulation software to model these complex patient flows in a risk-free digital environment.

Using SIMUL8, the team created a detailed simulation of the proposed OR layout and processes, quickly identifying a bottleneck in elevator capacity. The solution from SIMUL8 proved that adding a third elevator would reduce patient wait times by 30 minutes, yielding significant cost savings and ensuring the facility could handle projected demand for 20 years. This validated approach allowed Memorial Health System to proceed confidently with the expansion.

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