S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 6 1
A
serious financial crisis is no
time for fun and games. Or is
it? When the Lehigh Valley
Health Network in Allentown,
Pa., was facing tough financial
times early this year, they had an idea so
crazy it just might work. Let's hold a sys-
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest | Allentown, Pa.
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Sponsored by
The Perioperative Olympics
In one quarter, 52 staff-generated, gold-medal,
money-saving ideas have resulted in $121,000
in savings. Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
OR Excellence
Award Winner
• PRUNING THE PACK Custom packs have gotten small-
er at the Lehigh Valley Health Network now that prefer-
ence cards are procedure cards.
Lehigh
Valley
Health
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