Shouldice hospital was founded by Dr Earle Shouldice after World War II in Canada. The hospital performs external hernia surgery exclusively. External hernia surgery is considered simple surgery and is easily mastered by new surgeons. The service they offer is competitively priced‚ well below the average of $3000. Patients from the US typically can cover airfare and the operation for about $1500. The service is quite popular‚ at the time of the case the backlog was 1200 patients. The Shouldice
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How successful is the Shouldice Hospital ? Shouldice Hospital Limited is an 89 bed healthcare facility located in the suburbs of Toronto‚ Canada. The 17‚000 square foot facility is housed on a sprawling 130 acre estate and specializes in repairing external abdominal hernias. Currently‚ 7‚600 surgeries are performed each year on patients from all across the United States and Canada. Founded by Dr. Earle Shouldice circa 1940‚ the organization enjoys a reputation for effectively using a unique surgical
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➢ Company Overview: Shouldice Hospital is a privately owned surgical hospital which specializes in external abdominal wall hernia repair with holistic recovery services. The Shouldice facility located near Toronto‚ Canada‚ was founded by Dr. Earle Shouldice in 1945 and is the world’s leading center of excellence in abdominal hernia repair. Shouldice Hospital employs nearly 160 employees with an average tenure of 10 years. Shouldice Hospital‚ with an 80% referral rate‚ conducts more than 7‚000
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Shouldice hospital is located in Toronto. Éäñýèçêå áðü ôïí Dr. Earle Shouldice ï ïðïßïò êáôÜ ôçí äéÜñêåéá ôïõ 2 ðáãêüóìéï ìåôÜ áðü ìåëÝôç áíáêÜëõøå íÝá ôå÷íéêÞ ãéá íá ãéáôñåýåé hernias êáé ôáõôü÷ñïíá íá Ý÷ïõí ïé áóèåíåßò fast recovery. ¹ôáí êáëýôåñç ôå÷íéêÞ áðü üëåò ôéò Üëëåò åðåéäÞ: a) high quality(÷áìçëü ðïóïóôü åðáíåìöÜíéóçò 0.8%) b)fast recovery 4-7 days c)low cost Target market: people with external type of abdominal hernias 82%Ýêáíáí ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ êáé ôï 18% åß÷áí îáíáêÜíåé óå Üëëï íïóïêïìåßï
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Starting as a small hospital‚ the Shouldice Hospital has had a rather long history since the end of the Second World War. And At the time of his death in 1965‚ the founder Dr. Shouldice’s longtime associate‚ Dr. Nicholas Obney was named surgeon-in-chief and chairman of the board of Shouldice Hospital Limited and under his leadership‚ the volume of activity continued to increase‚ reaching a total of 6‚850 operations in the 1982 calendar year. And primaries represented approximately 82% of all hernias
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as compared to that of a typical hospital? A. The hospital focused on this new procedure for treatment of external types of abdominal hernias. Some differentiating features of the Shouldice process were the arranging of abdominal muscles into three distinct layers‚ reinforcing the abdominal wall with six rows of sutures and did not involve any insertion of screen and mesh under the skin. Beyond the surgical procedure‚ it was the service process of the hospital that differentiated it from others
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Case Summary of Shouldice Hospital Ltd. Shouldice Hospital is a “focused factory:” a hospital with a specific area of expertise that gives it competitive strength resulting in lower cost‚ higher quality service for its patients‚ and better pay for and loyalty from its employees. Specializing in external abdominal
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MEMO To: Dr. Byrnes Shouldice‚ Alan O’Dell From: An MBA Student Date: May 09‚ 2006 ------------------------------------------------- Subject: Problems and Plans - Operational Assessment of the Shouldice Hospital Thank you for the opportunity to consult on your Shouldice Hospital operational assessment. I understand that you have implemented a well developed focus strategy (market focus and internal focus) successfully and Shouldice achieves outstanding results by maximizing
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The Shouldice Hospital has been very successful during the past years and has grown to become the “world’s leading centre of excellence for hernia repair”. Based on research‚ • Shouldice has expanded their room capacity to 89 beds with 5 specialized operating rooms and a staff of about 150 people (nurses‚ doctors‚ administrative) that collaborate together to provide a higher quality health care service to the patient. • The innovative method used for sedating a patient with a sleeping pill
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