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Transforming Process in Healthcare

Dunbar Consulting specializes in improving processes, operations, and patient flow across the healthcare continuum

Who We Are

​​Our approach is hands‑on and data‑driven. We analyze the barriers that slow patient flow, uncover gaps in operational performance, and work side‑by‑side with teams to implement strategies that improve flow and remove waste.

Real World Results

  • Cut 30 minutes off every patient move between beds

  • Increased specialty bed utilization 30%

  • Reduced system leakage 25% and boosted revenue $700,000 a month

  • Cut transport-related discharge delays 50% and lowered transport-related additional-night stays to zero

Our Services Offered

Consulting

We deliver targeted consulting solutions designed to remove obstacles, streamline care delivery, and empower healthcare organizations to operate at their highest potential.

Patient Flow

Efficient patient flow is essential for access, safety, and financial performance. We partner with care teams to reduce delays, eliminate workflow bottlenecks, and create a more predictable movement of patients throughout the hospital.

Bed Assignment Optimization

We redesign bed-assignment processes to reduce ED and PACU boarding, improve patient-placement speed and accuracy and maximize the availability of staffed beds.

Patient Movement Workflow Redesign

We streamline the end‑to‑end steps needed to move a patient from one bed to another, reducing boarding and improving throughput.

Discharge Transportation System Design

We develop coordinated discharge-transport systems that minimize avoidable delays, free up inpatient beds faster, and support more consistent and timely care transition.

Transfer Center

A well‑designed transfer center is critical for capturing referrals, preventing system leakage and ensuring patients receive timely care at the right facility.

 

Process Redesign

We redesign processes to boost the capture of transfers and curb system leakage. 

Workflow Improvements

We redesign workflows that promote streamlined, timely, and clinically informed decision‑making.

 

Integrated Transport

We build integrated transport systems that result in the right patient moved to the right place at the right time.

 

These improvements help organizations better responses across the system, pare leakage and bolster care.

EMS Operations

We help EMS agencies optimize unit deployment, enhance clinical quality, and improve financial performance through strategic analysis and hands‑on guidance.

 

Increase Revenue

We expand revenue through more efficient billing.

 

Optimize Deployment

We optimize deployment to bolster unit utilization and coverage.

 

Enhance Quality

We enhance clinical quality by using data to target areas for improvement and work with teams to implement practical and sustainable change.

 

Our EMS consulting solutions help agencies better meet community needs and ensure long‑term operational stability.

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