Program areas at Virginia Mason Institute
Transformation services: through the provision of transformation services, Virginia Mason Institute educators work onsite within healthcare organizations to help them build organizational capability to create and sustain a culture of continuous improvement through the practical application and embedment of the tools and methods of Virginia Mason's proprietary management method, the Virginia Mason production system (vmps). From july 1, 2022 - june 30, 2023, Virginia Mason Institute partnered with and provided transformation services to 13 healthcare organizations worldwide, with the services directly impacting and influencing employees and patients across all areas of those organizations.
Education services: through the provision of education services, Virginia Mason Institute (vmi) delivers learning activities - in person at vmi's training facility in seattle, wa, at other healthcare organization's campuses internationally and online through virtual training programs - that inspire, engage and motivate individuals to transform healthcare. Using case studies, hands-on exercises, panels featuring Virginia Mason production system (vmps) practitioners and healthcare providers, medical facility tours that showcase vmps in action, simulations and coaching, vmi's education services equip participants with new skills, new ideas and continuing medical education credits. Most significantly, participants learn how Virginia Mason consistently puts the patient first in everything it does, and they leave inspired to create their own patient-centered processes in their daily work with and for patients.from july 1, 2022 - june 30, 2023, through education services, the Institute delivered 354 hours of active training to 226 participants.