Optimize capacity, accelerate performance

Connect predictive analytics, operational expertise, and proven frameworks to optimize patient flow, reduce bottlenecks, and drive measurable performance gains.

Capacity problems are enterprise problems now

Emergency department holds, inpatient bottlenecks, ambulatory demand growth, and workforce limits are no longer separate operational issues. They affect access, care delivery performance, and financial sustainability at the same time.

Vizient helps organizations respond with a more connected capacity and throughput strategy.

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Access is not simply the presence of capacity. It’s the system’s ability to connect individuals to appropriate care—at the right time, in the right place, with the right team—without unnecessary friction or inequity. 

Barbara Seymour, DNP, RN, NE-BC

Vice President,

Vizient Networks

Capacity pressure demands multipronged strategy

Emergency department bottlenecks persist as acuity rises and outpatient volumes surge, making integrated capacity planning essential to sustain access and operational performance.

77%

Emergency department bottleneck

77% of health system leaders surveyed say emergency department holds are the most significant capacity constraint

+5%

Rising acuity

Between 2019 and 2025, acuity rose approximately 5%

+18%

Adult outpatient volumes

Adult outpatient volumes are forecast to grow 18% over the next decade

Use analytics to unlock hidden capacity

Data-Driven Capacity Insights

Use analytics to unlock hidden capacity

Vizient helps leaders move beyond anecdotal bottleneck management with clearer operational visibility into where patient flow, site-of-care, and capacity constraints are building across the enterprise.

Pair insight with operational execution support

Guided Capacity Improvement

Pair insight with operational execution support

Capacity improvement is stronger when teams can move from identified constraints into prioritized initiatives, guided implementation, and more sustainable operating change.

Connect with peers who perform

Peer Collaboration Networks

Connect with peers who perform

Our networks transform isolated challenges into collective problem-solving—where one system's breakthrough becomes your accelerator.

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See your organization's performance in perspective

See how you compare and where to focus next.