HASC, in collaboration with Healthcare Performance Partners, presents an in‐demand Lean course. Designed for health care professionals, this four and one half day workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to Lean tools proven to eliminate waste, reduce costs, improve quality, and deliver greater value to organizations. Each session incorporates real‐world simulations and exercises.

Participants will:

• Learn to conduct a localized Lean project
• Use Lean tools to support and develop improvement activities to support the organization
• Learn strategies for realizing the value associated with improvement work
• Build Lean improvement pathways
• Describe the purpose and logic of the 5‐why’s approach to carry out a root‐cause analysis

The course will take place over four and one half days, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 2, and 3, in eight‐hour sessions and one half-day session, at Good Samaritan Hospital. The program cost is $2,500 per person for HASC members, $2,250 per person for groups of six or more, from the same facility registering at the same time.

Contact: Jamila Mayers

(213) 538-0739, jmayers@hasc.org