6 SigmaTek: Lean Six Sigma and Lean Health Care

Industries | Lean Health Care

The Lean Healthcare Certification will provide the RN, LPN, Hospital Adminastrator, or Healthcare professional 
The understanding of Lean tools that will eliminate:

  • Waiting
  • Confusion
  • Non-value-added processing
  • Excess inventory
  • Defects
  • Excess motion
  • Under utilizing people’s Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Using the primary TPS, Lean techniques, simulations and being involved with a real Kaizen event the participant will be able to understand:

  • How to provide Exactly what the patient needs
  • Reduce patient wait times
  • Reduce OR wait times
  • Eliminate waste
  • Increase safety for patients, and staff

6Sigmatek Lean Healthcare Training Program

Class schedule consists of 5 days of class and student will have the opportunity to do real hands on activities
The following is our customizable curriculum.
Certification Criteria for students:
  • Complete 100% of class work
  • Attend  100% of classes

Prerequisites for attendees:

  • LPN’s and RN’s
  • Hospital Execs
  • Hospital Administrators

Prerequisites for companies sending participants:

  • Must ensure that the  participants will have a chance to work on real problem immediately following training

 Materials provided by Southern University:

  • Templates
  • Simulation
  • Certificate
  • Manuals

Topics for  Day  1
On day 1 the participant will get an overview of Lean and take part in a Lean Healthcare Simulation: An overview of lean history and philosophy will be presented to help the participants understand the universal application of lean to all industries.

  • Lean Overview 
  • Process Maps
  • Simulation
  • Business Case
  • CTQ
  • Value Add vs. Non Value Add

Topics for  Day  2
On day 2 the participant will Value Stream Mapping Healthcare Applications: Participants are given an introduction to value stream mapping (VSM) processes along with working class room examples.

  • VSM
  • Process Maps
  • Simulation
  • Future State
  • Lean Calculations
  • Push / Pull
  • Stabilize tools
  • Standardize tools

Topics for  Day  3
On day 3 the participant will get an understanding of TPS Problem Solving and A3 Tools. Problem Solving the Toyota way is reviewed with the participants along with exercises to help participants internalize the concept of A3 problem solving reporting, also the participant will learn  5S, visual management, standardized work, kaizen, and  andon.     

  • Simulation
  • Kaizen
  • Lean Calculations
  • Stabilize tools
  • TPS
  • Standardize work
  • Workload balance
  • Takt time
  • Cycle time
  • Lean Calculations

Topics for  Day  4/5
An actual Kaizen event will be held on hospital site to focus on an immediate problem and business need, the participant will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skill and knowledge in Lean.