King Fahad Specialist Hospital – Saudi Arabia – International Best Practice Competition – 2025 (Transformational Approach to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay)
This best practice from King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Dammam (KFSHD) is a structured, multidisciplinary approach to reducing hospital Length of Stay (LOS) by improving patient flow and discharge readiness. Faced with rising oncology admissions and significant pressure on limited bed capacity, the hospital developed an internally-driven system focused on efficiency and coordination. The practice combines three key interventions: daily bed board huddles with physicians, nurses, and case manage
BPIR Categories
3.4.1 Design product/process/service enhancements
6.4.1 Improve process/service performance
9.2.1 Analyse, design, or redesign work
11.1.2 Manage resource allocation
14.3.2 Implement an improvement approach/method/technique