Case Study: The Scarborough Hospital saves over $50,000 with Simul8

The Scarborough Hospital saves over $50,000 with SIMUL8

The Scarborough Hospital sought to improve the efficiency of its patient portering services across its two campuses to meet demanding turnaround time targets. To validate potential improvements without disrupting operations, the hospital utilized SIMUL8's simulation software.

Using SIMUL8, the hospital built a simulation model to test various improvement scenarios. This identified that reducing two-porter tasks by 50% at the General campus and minimizing delays at the Birchmount campus were the most effective solutions. The implementation resulted in exceeding patient transportation improvement targets by 36% and 90% respectively, while also identifying over $50,000 in annual cost savings by avoiding unnecessary hires.

The Scarborough Hospital