What does Lean mean for RHA board members in Saskatchewan? A conversation with Carolyn Corvi, Board Chair of Virginia Mason Health System

On January 31st, board members from Saskatchewan RHAs, 3sHealth, eHealth Saskatchewan, Health Quality Council and Ministry of Health executives had an opportunity to chat via teleconference with Carolyn Corvi, board chair of Virginia Mason Health System and Virginia Mason Medical Center since 2009. Before joining Virginia Mason, Ms. Corvi was a VP at Boeing where she spearheaded their Lean cultural transformation. Here, in Question and Answer format, is a summary of Ms. Corvi’s free-flowing conversation with Saskatchewan’s health care governors.