🏎️ Hospital cuts waiting lists with Formula 1 pitstop method

🏎️ Hospital cuts waiting lists with Formula 1 pitstop method

While one patient is being operated on, the next one is prepared and is immediately rolled in as soon as the first one is finished.

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  • Simultaneous preparation and operation in adjoining theatres to maximize efficiency.
  • Resembling a Formula One pit stop.
  • The rapid transition between surgeries reduced downtime from 40 to under two minutes.

Efficient coordination boosts hospital capacity

This progress is to a new system, which operates on the principle of parallel processing and efficiency, drawing comparisons to the fast-paced environment of a Formula One pit stop, writes The Times.

The HIT system involves running two operating theatres side by side. While one patient undergoes surgery, another is concurrently prepared under anesthesia, ready to be moved into the operating theatre immediately after the preceding surgery. This setup allows for a rapid transition between surgeries, with nurses on standby to clean and prepare the operating theatre swiftly. The process, which previously required 40 minutes, is now completed in under two minutes.

Impressive results

The impact of this approach was demonstrated on a recent Saturday at St Thomas’ hospital, where a third of the gynecological oncology backlog was cleared in just one morning. This effort involved 21 operations on 20 patients, concluding by lunchtime, a feat that typically would have occupied an entire day with fewer procedures.

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