1. To network with all Massachusetts hospitals' LEAN Performance Improvement (PI)
practitioners involved in PI methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc) to:
1) Have fun -- This is the primary objective.. Let's face it, the type of people that
choose Performance Improvement are usually very interesting !
2) Network (Promote learning and sharing) - within the Massachusetts
healthcare quality improvement field…among both practitioners and those
interested in the industry. Find other people who do what we do, to get ideas, to
share, to see how others approach similar challenges.
• Currently have 300+ members across 40+ Massachusetts hospitals and
other healthcare facilities
3) Exists for You -- This group exists purely to promote Lean PI Networking in
Massachusetts hospitals. This is NOT the organizers' group; this is your group.
We would not exist if it was not for you. Thus, anyone may provide ideas,
comments, and/or offer help to improve how this network can better serve you.
Massachusetts Hospital LEAN Network (MHLN)
MISSION STATEMENT
founded 2009

2. Leadership Team
Doug Alden, Jonathan Baum,
Jeff Durney, Tom Gormley,
Bruce Hamilton and
Jose Paredes
MHLN StructureMHLN Structure
300+ Members
40+ hospitals/related
health care org’s
across Massachusetts
Founders
Douglas Alden
Jonathan Baum
Andy Wurtzel (sabbatical)

3. Past Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Lean NetworkPast Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Lean Network
Healthcare Performance Improvement Buffet (February 2014)
Building PI Capability, Increasing Patient Access, Improving IP, OP and ED Flow
Role of Simulation Testing in Quality Improvement (October 2013)
Northeastern University’s Healthcare System Engineering Institute
Driving Effective & Sustained Improvement: Change Management (May 2013)
Linda Bacelis-Bush and Mary Beth Crowley: GE Healthcare Performance Solutions Kristin
Kadera : Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Incorporating Lean into Hospital Design & Construction (January 2013)
Paul Fallon: Senior Associate, TRO Jung Brannen and Nick Masci: Business Development,
Dacon Corporation
Leading Change in Primary Care (October 2012)
Stuart Pollack, MD: Medical Director Brigham and Women's Hospital’s Advanced Primary Care
Associates
Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence (May 2012)
Bruce Hamilton, President of Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership
John Coolidge, Chief Operating Officer at iWalk (past Shingo Prize recipient)

4. Past Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Lean NetworkPast Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Lean Network
The Turn-Around Journey at NWH (January 2012)
Patrick Jordan, Chief Operating Officer, Newton Wellesley Hospital
Transforming the ED Patient Experience (October 2011)
Josh Kosowsky, MD, Clinical Director: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Emergency
Medicine
Heidi Crim, RN, Nurse Director: BWH Department of Emergency Medicine
Effective Process Improvement Strategies (April 2011)
Patrick Gannon, Vice President, Quality & Safety Southcoast Hospital Group
Janelle Heineke, Chair of Boston University's Department of Operations & Technology
Management
Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture (February 2011)
Bruce Hamilton, President of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP)
John C. Thomson, GE Healthcare Performance Solutions Director (New England)
Spreading Lean Beyond a Central Group (September 2010)
Michael Gustafson, MD Senior VP of Brigham and Women’s Center for Clinical Excellence
Barbara Corning-Davis, Director of Operational Improvement at North Shore Medical Center
Mark Graban Author of Lean Hospitals (Shingo Prize Award) and Healthcare Kaizen (April 2010)