Case Study: Seattle Children’s Hospital achieves scalable 3D surgical printing and streamlined research workflows with Smartsheet

Seattle Children’s uses Smartsheet to expand 3D printing for custom surgical care

Seattle Children’s, a leading pediatric hospital and research institute, runs a custom 3D printing program that produces patient-specific anatomical models to help surgeons plan complex procedures. The team needed a simple, flexible way to track imaging files, multiyear research protocols, printing requests, and surgeon feedback without forcing busy clinicians to learn complex new software or manage scattered emails and paper files.

They adopted Smartsheet to centralize imaging data, study protocols, print requests, and surgeon outcomes in dashboards and a document repository. The platform is quick to learn and use, reduced tool churn, made multiyear study information and project status easy to review, and created a scalable, standardized foundation for growing the printing program — improving collaboration, efficiency, and the ability to measure how models influence surgical decision-making.

Seattle Children’s Hospital

Seth Friedman

Manager of Innovation Imaging and Simulation Modeling