Essays Tagged: "Shouldice Hernia Centre"

Shouldice hospital

CASE ANALYSIS: SHOULDICE HOSPITAL LIMITEDExecutive Summary:The Shouldice Hospital, Ontario, Canada is a pioneer in ... cal location, such as the US of A may be considered.Situational Analysis and Problem Definition:The Shouldice Hospital, Ontario, Canada is a pioneer in the field of treating patients suffering from ex ... ity, it can treat 6850 patients annually.The patients are treated using the operated upon using the Shouldice Method, and on an average each patient has to spend four days in the hospital recuperating ...

(8 pages) 529 0 3.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Sholdice Hospital

The Shouldice Hospital LimitedQ1) How successful was the Shouldice hospital and how do you account for i ... rketNos of operations in US = 600000 ( in 1979 assuming it is the same in 1983)Nos of operations in Shouldice = 6850 (in 1982)Market share = 1.14%(assuming that the market size remains the same)Price ... y successful in terms of the moneyNow the other parameter that can be considered here is TIMEFactor Shouldice hospital OthersOperation time 4 days 5-8 daysResting time Light 1 week 2 weeksHeavy 4 week ...

(6 pages) 287 1 2.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Shouldice Hospital.

Distinctive features of Shouldice Hospitals over its competitors* Shouldice Hospital focuses on a narrow segment of the pati ... h quality service at a low cost, hence capitalizing on the huge market potential in the field.* The Shouldice Method: The unique superior quality technique developed by Shouldice Hospital derives its ... ting it markedly from its competitors. Through the effective implementation of their unique method, Shouldice Hospital was able to reduce expenses incurred by patients, and the recurrence rate of hern ...

(4 pages) 239 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Shouldice Hospital - Case Analysis

SHOULDICE HOSPITAL LIMITED - A CASE ANALYSISBackgroundDr. Shouldice established a speciality hospita ... oom nursing home in 1945 the hospital grew over the years to become an 89 bed facility by 1982. Dr. Shouldice's seminal contribution was to develop a surgical technique for the treatment of hernia whi ... ation expedited the trouble free recovery process. This surgical technique, popularly known as the 'Shouldice technique' was based upon incorporating operative and post operative processes such as the ...

(8 pages) 161 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

SWOT analysis of Shouldice Hospital Limited

Issues/BackgroundShouldice Hospital limited was started in 1940 by Dr. Earle Shouldice for treating Hernia. The metho ... ed was started in 1940 by Dr. Earle Shouldice for treating Hernia. The method of surgery adopted by Shouldice Hospital was unique in a sense that it introduced the concept of flow shop in carrying out ... gwith simplicity in surgery. Because of this uniqueness and simplicity, the demand for surgeries at Shouldice increased and Shouldice has reached a point where it has to increase its capacity to reduc ...

(14 pages) 2 0 0.0 May/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing