Emily Swaney Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Acting Lean executive for the system, on point for partnering with OhioHealth's Senior Executive team to ensure OhioHealth’s lean roadmap is driving towards an advanced management system. Focused on ensuring the Lean.
• Lead a team of 10 Lean experts to provide performance improvement facilitation, coaching, training to a system of 35,000 employees. LPO department achieved one of the top culture scores in the system (engagement index.
• 2022-23 graduate of OhioHealth's LEAD class, designed for high-potential Directors and Senior Directors
• Led the implementation of Gemba Protected Time across the system
• Initiated a Senior Executive Performance Close process, used to manage OhioHealth's top organizational measures of success
• Implemented system-wide tiered huddles (5 tiers) across 12 hospitals and 200+ ambulatory locations

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Develop and support implementation of the Management System used to drive operational excellence and strategic success across our system. Partner with leadership to identify gaps within the management system and guide.
• Facilitate OhioHealth Market Executives through goal deployment sessions (Hoshin Kanri) to develop a shared strategic approach
• Developed a monthly Performance Close process in which care site executives present out their operational measures and mitigating actions

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Facilitated executives and top leaders from three OhioHealth care sites, including our largest hospital, through Goal Deployment - where we set strategic goals for the next 3-5 years and provide structure for how to.
• Coached Senior Leaders on Humble Inquiry and the coaching pattern while at Gemba
• Held interim role supporting Riverside Methodist Nursing - specifically focused on strategy development, implementing operational excellence, and enhancing patient throughput
• Facilitated 10 Goal Deployment retreats across the organization
• Led over 25 kaizen events across the system (clinical and non-clinical)

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Supported kaizen events across the system, while also working to develop a Model Service Line in Heart & Vascular.
• Developed 3P kaizen portfolio for OhioHealth
• Participated in the Emerging Leaders program for high-potential associates

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Facilitated long-term value-based projects as well as short-term rapid improvement events.
• Developed a Model Cell Care Unit at Riverside Methodist Hospital that surpassed both patient satisfaction and financial goals
• Supported Marketing/Communications in developing value-based initiatives with savings proposal of $1.1M
• PRISM business unit individual award recipient for Stewardship
• PRISM business unit team award recipient for Excellence

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Led short-term process improvement efforts across the system, most commonly using process mapping and action plan management.
• Facilitated a project sponsored by the system Chief Nurse Executive that led to a streamlined process for all nurses entering into or transitioning within OhioHealth
• Annual Service Excellence Awards Department Nominee

• Led the organization's productivity and financial benchmarking; developed and managed the financial savings tracker tool reviewed bi-weekly by senior leadership.
• Service Excellence Department Nominee

Coach candidate enrolled in the Master of Operational Excellence program for entirety of their 13-month program. Support Executive MBOE candidate to apply learnings at sponsoring organization.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Increased operating room profit return and efficiency by decreasing same-day surgery cancellations using Six Sigma standard procedures.
• Earned Six Sigma Green Belt

Bachelor'S, Operations Management, Marketing, Decision Sciences

Activities and Societies: OPSSA Vice President, Sports Marketing Intern, Student Supervisor of Desk AssistantsGraduated Magna Cum Laude.

Education record