Sudhan Gowrish Chinnappan Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

- As a member of the hospital leadership team, I provide leadership, planning and coordination of various improvement initiatives of our Lean Transformation efforts in enhancing hospital operations. -My team has successfully planned and executed projects/initiatives resulting in multi-million dollar savings from cost avoidance, process optimization and employee turnover reduction strategies- I strategize with senior leadership in identifying and responding to operational needs and accomplishing our annual strategic imperatives . - I Interact with all levels of the organization, from front-line staff to senior management in coordinating and delivering best-in class care- My role is critical to the roll out of capability building efforts (Lean Training offerings), daily management roll out across 74 departments and the execution of improvement priorities following Kaizen methodologies. -I am responsible for and managing the roll out of electronic huddle board implementation as a differentiating strategy in our commitment for engaging the frontline in problem identification and solving- I frequently collaborate with our System Hospitals for sharing of best practices, reporting methodologies and identification of potential duplication of effort.-As a representative of the leadership team, i frequently collaborate with partner organizations in sharing and learning best practices for strategy planning, creation and execution and moving our approach one step further with changing trends and needs

Houston, Texas Area

- I collaborate with system leadership, departments and business units in identifying, planning and implementing strategic transformation initiatives consistent with Houston Methodist's vision. I assist with Lean Six Sigma projects focused on reducing waste and enhancing patient experience across service lines. - I support committees and work groups in devising strategies, tactical implementation and measurement support across the 8 hospitals.- I provide mentoring and guidance with PI concepts, Lean training, Root Cause Analysis, change & project management support to strategic clinical & financial initiatives with the intent of creating a problem solving culture across the organization. Our team has trained over 1000 employees with many "learn to practice" models implemented across the system.- I assist teams with understanding current state, structured problem solving leading to redesigned processes and rapid piloting as a step towards ideal state. I perform clinical/operational gap analysis, strategy deployment methods and standard work development as part of regional/facility initiatives.Key Accomplishments: Identified and supported cost savings initiatives in the ED service line with multi-site improvements focusing on business growth (patient volume, Left Without Being Seen), customer engagement (HCAHPS patient satisfaction, Net Promoter Score Improvement) and internal stakeholder engagement (staff satisfaction, cross functional collaboration) that led to market leading performance and sustained commitment to excellence.

Houston, Texas Area

- Managed ED service line strategy creation, execution and performance improvement at the division level for 13 emergency departments and 8 FSEDs - Project experiences focused on improving throughput (ED TATs), providing timely and effective patient care (LOS improvement) with right staffing & scheduling of resources (ED RN, PCA and provider staffing optimization)Facilitated improvements through multifaceted approach: Simultaneous division level projects and long term facility deep dive engagements. Key Accomplishments: Spearheaded multi-site cross functional team that strategized and executed phased improvement resulting in reduction in discharged length of stay reduction by 20% across the division and contributing to 11% service line growth.

Alexandria, Louisiana Area

- Responsible for facility wide process improvement and lean six sigma project implementation.Taught problem solving methodologies and operational strategy deployment to improve safety, quality, and operating efficiency to leaders and staff at all levels. - Involved in strategic planning and target tracking with hospital administration for overall hospital and service line growth, efficiency, and effectiveness.- Additional capacity as project manager/liaison in leading facility efforts with corporate projects. - Designed and led Improvement projects in core departments of ED, OR and patient floor as well as in ancillary departments such as EVS housekeeping, Radiology Imaging and facility maintenance with focus on process redesign, target tracking and sustaining improvements

Greater Atlanta Area

Multiple project experiences in a consulting role specializing in:Capacity planning, forecasting, resource efficiency studies, system modeling, simulation, process and work flow charts, facility planning, statistical analysis, workforce management, productivity analysis, Kaizen Lean implementation by Value Stream Mapping, applying Six Sigma Analysis framework

Greater Atlanta Area

Project focusing on systems design/testing and data compilation; Managed a large user database using data mining techniques and developed an interactive decision support system using JAVA programming for user queries;

Greater Atlanta Area

Research project Team Lead focusing on process optimization,quality improvement and systems design by conducting detailed data analysis, systems modeling, process flow analysis, root cause analysis and error reduction for a major health care system as part of National Science Foundation funded research initiative (Center for Health Organization Transformation)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing And Strategy Focus

Activities and Societies: Rice Young Alumni Ambassador (2021-22) Rice Admissions Ambassador Rice Business Strategy Association Rice.

Master Of Science, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: •Colleges Against Cancer, Georgia Tech Chapter, Atlanta, GA-Member •Institute of Industrial Engineers, Georgia.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Sandwich Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: •Society of Manufacturing Engineers, PSG Tech Chapter, India •American Society of Mechanical Engineers-PSG Tech.

Higher Secondary Certification