James Hanson

Lean healthcare consultant

About

Specialties: Pediatric Critical Care Lean Healthcare Education, Kaizen workshops, Value stream maps, Daily engagement, 3P

Country

United States

City

Oakland

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Skill

Cultural Competency, Empathy, Crisis Management, Easily Adaptable, Problem Solving, Decision-Making, Report Writing, Stakeholder Management, Cost Reduction, Patient Care Management, Medical Technology, Healthcare Compliance, 5S, Hoshin Kanri, Process Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Teaching, Organizational Leadership, Critical Thinking, Educational Leadership

Experience

Lean healthcare consultant

2024-10 - Present · 2 yrs

Pediatric Critical Care physician with over 15 years of experience helping hospitals and healthcare systems improve using the Toyota Management System.

Mostly retired Lean Healthcare Consultant

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

2022-8 - 2024-10 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Director, Health Care Consulting

2020-12 - 2024-10 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Retired, but looking to do good things

Physician

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

1988-7 - 2024-10 · 36 yrs 4 mos

I have been the medical director of Pediatric Intensive Care, the President of the Medical Staff, and the Vice President of Medical Affairs at Children's Hospital Oakland.