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Southeast Health Network

Operational Transformation

The Challenge

A 12-hospital health system facing margin compression from rising labor costs, declining reimbursement rates, and an aging facility portfolio. Operating margins had fallen from 4.2% to 1.1% over three years.

Our Approach

We deployed a 16-week diagnostic across all 12 facilities, benchmarking 340 operational metrics against top-quartile health systems. Our team identified $34M in savings opportunities across labor productivity, supply chain consolidation, and revenue cycle optimization — then embedded with hospital leadership teams to implement.

Results

  • $34M in annualized savings identified
  • $22M captured in Year 1
  • Operating margin restored to 3.8%
  • Length of stay reduced by 0.4 days
  • Supply costs reduced 12% through GPO renegotiation