New Orleans, LA, April 23, 2007 – Izmir, Turkey-based Kent Hospital, which serves the general public of the Aegean Region, has chosen NOVACES, L.L.C. a premier provider of today’s most powerful implementations of Lean Six Sigma (LSS), to support their initiative for continuous improvement of patient care delivery, quality and financial performance.

To generate quick results in this initial effort, Kent Hospital is using a deployment strategy that focuses on identifying causes of problems identified in their selection and purchasing of medical supplies and medications, discharge practices and billing procedures for both in- and out-patients. The work is being spearheaded by the NOVACES Healthcare Group and will yield first results within six weeks.