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Optimizing Labor Room Admission Process

The document describes the process mapping of labor room admission to delivery at a hospital. It shows the current process which includes non-value activities wasting up to 40 minutes of time. It then shows an improved process mapping with the non-value activities removed by appointing a guard, doing registration at the emergency counter, and having a 24/7 doctor available in the labor room.

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Optimizing Labor Room Admission Process

The document describes the process mapping of labor room admission to delivery at a hospital. It shows the current process which includes non-value activities wasting up to 40 minutes of time. It then shows an improved process mapping with the non-value activities removed by appointing a guard, doing registration at the emergency counter, and having a 24/7 doctor available in the labor room.

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PROCESS MAPPING OF LABOR ROOM ADMISSION TO DELIVERY

Patient reached to emergency labour


room
Non value
activities
Attendant searched the stretcher or wheel chair for shifting
to patient in LR dept. – 10 min time wastage

Patient and attended reached to nursing counter and asked


to nurse for help

Nurse Guided to attendant for Registration at opd registration


counter.
Non value
activities
Attendant Reached to opd registration counter and taken
registration no . – 15 min time wastage

Nurse assessed the Labour Patient

Non value
activities
Nurse called to the doctor for delivery patient. – 15 min wastage

Doctor examined the patient

Shifted to No yes Admissi No


Emergency
Observation room on Refer
condition

yes No
Labour Keep in observation room yes
pain

Abnormal PAC Report C-Section Normal


Referred to normal or PAC done or C-
Higher centre abnormal section

Normal Normal

Patient Shifted to OT/Labour


room

Delivery done

Non Value activities are wasting the time of 40


min approx. which can be reduced by removing Patient shifted to post op
these activities and with some implementation ward
RE-PROCESS MAPPING OF LABOR ROOM AFTER REMOVING NON VALUE ACTIVITIES

Patient reached to emergency labour


room

A Guard is appointed in LR with availability of Stretcher &


wheel chair

Patient and attended reached to nursing counter and asked


to nurse for help

Registration is done at emergency registration counter


immediately

24 x 7 doctor is deputed in LR

Doctor examined the patient

Shifted to No yes Admissi No


Emergency or non
Observation room on or Refer
emergency
refer

yes No
Labour Shifted back to home yes
pain

Abnormal PAC Report C-Section Normal


Referred to normal or PAC done or C-
Higher centre abnormal section

Normal Normal

Patient Shifted to OT/Labour


room

Delivery done

Patient shifted to post op


ward

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