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title: "Future-Proofing Healthcare: Delivery & Design | Virginia Mason Institute"
description: Virginia Mason Institutes case study highlights Bainbridge Island Medical Center's waste reduction and efficiency improvement using lean methods
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# [Future-Proofing Healthcare: Delivery & Design | Virginia Mason Institute](https://www.virginiamasoninstitute.org/case-studies/future-proofing-health-care-delivery-and-facility-design)

 Written by [Virginia Mason Institute](https://www.virginiamasoninstitute.org/case-studies/author/virginia-mason-institute) | Jan 23, 2020 8:00:00 AM

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