Empowering Hospital EVS Teams Through Mobile Innovation with Allen Cooper

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Episode Overview: 

Hospital efficiency depends on the unsung heroes working behind the scenes- the environmental services teams who ensure facilities are clean, safe, and ready for patient care. 

Our next guest, Allen Cooper, Co-Founder and CEO of ReadyList, is revolutionizing how these critical teams operate within healthcare facilities. With over 17 years of healthcare technology experience through Ancilla Ventures, Allen brings a unique hands-on approach, often getting certified alongside the very workers his software serves. 

Driven by a passion to empower the underdog and create accountability through technology, Allen has built ReadyList into a mobile platform that transforms hospital EVS operations. 

Join us to discover how ReadyList's innovative solutions are streamlining room turnovers, enhancing cleaning protocols, improving operational efficiency, and ultimately creating safer environments for both patients and staff. Let's go!

Episode Highlights:

• Hands-on leadership: Allen gets certified alongside EVS workers and brings his team to implementation sites to understand end-user challenges
• Proven efficiency: ReadyList reduced hospital discharge cleaning time from 60-75 minutes to 45 minutes while maintaining quality standards
• QR code innovation: Rapid Service Responder lets patients directly alert cleaning staff about issues, bypassing intermediaries
• Team empowerment: Digital workflows and checklists provide clear expectations that enable EVS career growth and accountability
• Validation lesson: Early unused features taught ReadyList to validate all new developments with multiple clients first

About our Guest: 

Allen Cooper is the co-founder and CEO of ReadyList, Inc, a mobile-friendly software that transforms how hospital ancillary and support service teams operate. ReadyList’s software modules guide them through best-practice cleaning and room preparation protocols, resulting in cleaner and safer facilities for both patients and staff. Allen co-founded ReadyList with a deep passion to help the behind-the-scenes workers who keep hospitals running smoothly. 

Allen believes the right kind of software can save hospital systems money, time and even help them save lives. With his deep experience in software development and ability to listen carefully to his clients, he can then guide his team to create the best software solution for them.

In addition to serving as CEO of ReadyList, Allen is also the President and CEO of Ancilla Ventures, a 17 year-old healthcare custom and software as a solutions company that believes in evolving people through innovation. Allen has an MBA from Wisconsin School of Business and resides in Milwaukee.  

He is married and has four young children between 5 and 13 years old with whom he spends a lot of time traveling, playing/coaching sports, inspiring faith based leadership and experiencing nature!  Allen is passionate about helping people, especially the underdog, at all levels of life; encouraging them to get the most out of their life and maximizing their potential!

Links Supporting This Episode: 

• ReadyList Website: CLICK HERE
• Allen Cooper LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE
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