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It is good to see that NHS waiting lists are forecast to fall from mid-2024, according to the Institute For Fiscal Studies. It's a step in the right direction, with recent efforts reducing the backlog from 7.8m to 7.6m, being thanks to hospital efforts through additional surgery sessions. At The Surgical Consortium, our mission is to empower #NHS trusts to increase their surgical capacity and patient throughput. How? By orchestrating additional surgery sessions through parallel theatres and clinics, leveraging specialist #NHS consultants, and optimising operations. Our flagship initiative, '#SuperWeekends', is a testament to our commitment to this cause, enabling hospitals to extend their service hours into the weekend. By championing these efforts, we're not just facilitating more surgeries; we're ensuring that more patients receive the timely care they need. #NHS #HealthcareInnovation #SuperWeekends #MedicalInsourcing #NHSEngland #Efficiencies

An article by our own Jim Coman, Managing Directing of Capital Markets for Healthcare on "ASC's - Past, Present & Future - An Observation & published by Revista in this months MOB Scene. Click on article below for review. #revista #ambulatorysurgerycenters #ASC #medicalrealestate #medicalrealestateinvestors #surgerycenters #surgeons #hospitals #healthcareexecutives #healthcareinvesting #privateequity #healthcarerealestate

💥 We are thrilled to celebrate our partnership with 410 Medical: LifeFlow. 💥 Ballad Health and the Ballad Health Innovation Center are partnering with 410 Medical, Inc. to use its LifeFlow device, a rapid fluid delivery mechanism that reduces the time needed to revive a patient in need of blood or fluids. From the outset, LifeFlow generated success stories throughout the #AppalachianHighlands. Early in the pilot, a care team reported a patient was lethargic, with critically low blood pressure and heart rate. The physician requested an ICU bed transfer and called for rapid response care team for assessment. The medical emergency team nurse rapidly delivered fluids via the LifeFlow device, and the nurse shared that the patient immediately became alert and oriented with a rapid improvement in vitals. After the physician reassessed the patient, no transfer to the ICU was needed. Morgan May DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CENP, chief nursing officer for Ballad Health’s Southern Region, described the LifeFlow device as a gamechanger because of its ease of use, cost-effectiveness and sustainability. “Early and aggressive fluid therapy is critical when treating life-threatening illnesses, but traditional methods of infusion can be slow, cumbersome and complex to administer,” May said. This partnership is another milestone in our relentless pursuit of advancing healthcare - for the region and the industry. Together, let's continue to innovate, improve, and positively impact the lives of the people we serve. Alan Levine Anthony Keck Amit Vashist Clay Runnels Bobbie Murphy Lisa Smithgall David M. Wild, MD, MBA Lisa Carter Kenneth Shafer Patrick Ryder Johnna Laws John Perez Kerra Courtney Bo Wilkes Ballad Ventures Kyle Chenet #innovationinhealthcare #healthcareinnovation #sepsis https://lnkd.in/eQiCvbPY

The Times Health Commission, aiming to address the pressing issues within the NHS, recently proposed several policy recommendations to alleviate challenges such as long waiting lists, overwhelmed A&E departments, and strained GP surgeries. A comprehensive ten-point plan based on evidence and expert input was established, and key recommendations included seven-day surgical hubs, which would bring in high-intensity weekend services to tackle the waiting list backlog. The call for more efficiency in NHS surgeries comes as Guys and St Thomas’ in London have already introduced “Formula One pit stop-style” surgery where surgeons have just a couple of minutes between patients and operate for 90% of their shift rather than the traditional 40%. As healthcare providers, 18WS is committed to helping address the backlog of care needs, fully supporting initiatives that enhance and benefit the NHS system's capacity. For more information on how 18WS can help, contact us at: https://lnkd.in/eMsKXs5F To read the full article, visit: https://lnkd.in/eN6PnbNu

Another Tale from the American Healthcare Trenches: A dear friend in the Bay Area has undergone almost a year of hell from what was supposed to be a routine knee replacement surgery because of a staph infection that has led to two more surgeries, endless hospitalizations and home health services, full time caregiving from his wife, and antibiotics that still can't seem to wipe the bug out. A surgeon has just said he needs an immediate 4th (and then a 5th ) surgery, so I have been desperately trying to help him get a fast second opinion before the infection takes hold again and before he goes under the knife again somehow expecting a better outcome this time. I have the benefit of very executive connections in tier 1 healthcare places all across the country. I spent 7.5 hours yesterday and 4.5 hours today (so far) calling, emailing, texting, faxing my network to try to find an opening for a 2nd opinion. Even with high-level executive physician and department chair nudging at both Stanford and UCSF, the "first available appointment" made available so far (with much "we're doing you a favor getting you in so soon" attitude from scheduling staff) is April and May respectively! OUCH! He would be long dead if we waited that long! We're still trying, but it looks likely he'll just have the 4th surgery and hope that the antibiotics somehow work this time. Advice: Surgical centers are so backed up from short-staffing and the pandemic backlog that you need to start half a year or more in advance of when you think you might need a surgery--especially an elective one. Starting a year before that is probably safer. And if you need a sudden second opinion, be prepared for full time work/advocacy to make it happen. And mark your case as "urgent, highly complicated, very complex" in hopes a guru somewhere wants to take it on. Snarky Commentary: I have all the benefits of white male privilege one can have as well as a network of physicians, executives, and experts like almost no one else has, and I can't make the system work for me or for dear friends or for many of the cancer patients I advocate for. It is utterly broken--all of those who are used to "pulling strings" to get fast access better be aware that your former methods may not work anymore. Now imagine if you are a person of color, or poor, or uninsured, or can't drive to appointments, or don't speak English as your first language, or, or, or...we are so far from equity and fairness in American healthcare and things are getting worse as the system is under so much strain. Meanwhile politicians divert us all to focus on culture wars so we don't pay attention to what a failure their health policies are for the American people.

🏆 Four Emory Healthcare hospitals have ranked prominently in this year’s regional rankings of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. 🥇 For the twelfth year in a row, Emory University Hospital ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Georgia and metro Atlanta in the 2023-24 Best Regional Hospitals rankings. 🏥 Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital ranked No. 2 in Georgia and metro Atlanta for the eighth consecutive year, while Emory University Hospital Midtown ranked No. 4 (a tie) in both Georgia and metro Atlanta rankings. ✔️ For the first time this year, Emory Johns Creek Hospital ranked No. 8 in Georgia and No. 7 in metro Atlanta. Let's hear it for our hospitals! #emoryuniversity #emory #emoryhealthcare #hospitalrankings #healthcare

Learn more about how enhanced surgical skills physicians and obstetric surgical skills physicians are integral to the well-being of rural patients and the health care systems they access in this BC Medical Journal article. RCCbc Core members Drs. Nicole Ebert and Ryan Falk contributed to the article. 🙌 Read in full: https://lnkd.in/g7KS4v45 #ruralhealth #surgicalservices #healthresearch

"The solution is a brilliant development which greatly facilitates and accurately documents the shared decision-making process which is a crucial element of patient care.” Steve Pandey, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.   Read more about our digital consent to treatment solution #eConsent and how we developed it with our partner Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBnFcxFF #eConsent #digitalconsent #intelligenthealthcare #healthiersociety #digitalhealth #digitaltransformation