Four hospitals. One scalable Hospital Medicine model.
Whether you lead a standalone facility or a multi-hospital system, you know that Hospital Medicine performance affects the entire hospital. When staffing is unstable, patients wait longer, teams feel stretched, and subsidy pressure is harder to manage.
A large nonprofit health system with a multi-hospital footprint was already deeply committed to high-quality, patient-centered care. However, as patient volume and care needs grew across four hospitals, they saw an opportunity to build a more effective, sustainable Hospital Medicine staffing model. Sound Hospital Medicine partnered with the health system to align leaders, teams, and workflows around a scalable approach.
Key results†
87% improvement
in temp labor
21% decline
in length of stay
19% decline
in monthly subsidy spend
22% decline
in annual subsidy spend per patient
How we partnered
Design a scalable practice model
The health system and Sound brought hospital and system leaders together to align on shared priorities. Proven practices were turned into standard workflows. Transparent data helped identify what was working at high-performing hospitals and bring those practices to others. Medical directors stayed accountable to system-wide goals while retaining flexibility to adapt to each hospital’s needs.
Match staffing to patient demand
The existing team was ready to build a Hospital Medicine staffing model to match growing volume and care needs. Together with Sound, local physician leaders set clearer expectations, coached teams consistently, and created a more stable practice environment. The model gave clinicians defined roles and stronger structure, reducing reliance on temporary labor and improving retention.
Reduce delays and improve throughput
The health system and Sound co-owned a four-phase approach to reduce length of stay. Through assessment, evaluation, redesign, and technology-enabled workflows, the average length of stay declined by approximately 21%, helping patients move through the hospitals more efficiently.
Connect clinical decisions to financial performance
We worked alongside the health system to improve clinical documentation through physician education, standardized templates, and real-time collaboration with documentation specialists. These efforts helped reduce monthly subsidy spend by 19% and annual subsidy spend per patient by 22%.
Built for hospitals and health systems
Whether you lead a standalone facility or a multi-hospital system, the right Hospital Medicine model can help stabilize coverage, support clinicians, improve patient throughput, and create more predictable performance.
Stable teams. Smoother patient flow. Stronger performance.
†Sound internal data on file. Temp labor, monthly subsidy spend, and annual subsidy spend per patient compare contract year 2 to contract year 5; length of stay compares Q4 2022 to Q4 2025. Results rounded. Individual results will vary.
