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Creato announces Lean Deployment contract with Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare

San Diego, California

Creato Performance Solutions has announced a contract with Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System (SVMHC) in Salinas, CA which will bring multiple resources to the organization in support of a “Lean Methodology” deployment. This includes live instruction for a cohort of 13 members of SVMHC staff, Creato’s online training for supplemental training in Lean, and the COMPASS® Quality Management System as the technical infrastructure for project management and progress tracking.

“We are delighted to include Salinas Valley as our newest deployment client and are confident we will be able to deliver significant value to the organization through the completion of improvement projects,” noted Ian R. Lazarus, President & CEO of Creato.

“I have worked with Ian and his team over the past several years doing Lean Training,” noted Lea Woodrow RN, MSN, CPPS, Senior Administrative Director of Quality and Patient Safety at SVMHC. “When we started evaluating our organization and the training we needed for Lean Management I again looked to Ian.  We are about to embark on a major journey to lean and am excited to know that Ian and his team are behind us.  I am excited for our trainees and am sure that our journey is just beginning.  Also excited to utilize the Compass software system to be able to track our projects and status of each.”

About Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare: The Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMHC), opened in 1953, is a public district hospital in Salinas, California. SVMHC has 263 hospital beds, 300 board-certified physicians, 1,800+ employees and primarily serves residents of the Salinas Valley. The organization has partnered with local organizations and some of the world’s leading medical and scientific institutions, such as NASA.

About Creato: Creato Performance Solutions has been providing technologies and training to support corporate performance improvement for over 20 years. Today, Creato is a leading provider in the U.S. of Lean and Six Sigma deployment, and Project Portfolio Management products including the COMPASS® Quality Management System. Their combined classroom and online training programs are available a variety of other channel partners across the U.S. A recent study of 150 projects completed by Creato clients over the past 10 years revealed an average return on investment of 7:1.

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