Healthcare Lean Thinking: Simulation of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Hospital is an efficient company. To hack it, all hospitals are successfully implementing Lean Methods for benefits of patients, employees, physicians and hospital organizations in order to provide both better care, better quality and lower costs. This study’s purpose is to construct a simulation model of an Intensive Care Department; with the aim not only to simulate the behaviour but also to use it’s an optimal sizing tool. After a careful and heavy study about the Department’s functioning (from the perspective of the patient), we have built the model, using Powersim Studio software. Finally, we have validated the model, and to do it, we have required a hospital the opportunity to collect data in order to verify the goodness.