St. John’s Mercy Medical Center focus is on efficiency
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 17, 2008
Hospitals nationwide, including those in the St. Louis area, are beginning to adopt concepts that will ultimately enhance the quality of care and make facilities more efficient, taking a lesson from manufacturing companies that have been employing such tools for decades.
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