Healthcare 5 months

Healthcare Business Intelligence & Analytics Platform (Perth Case Study)

A private hospital group needed faster, clearer reporting across three facilities. We built a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) and healthcare analytics platform that brings clinical, financial and operational data into one place—so leaders can see bed occupancy, theatre utilisation and profitability in near real time.

Private Hospital Group

AnalyticsData EngineeringBusiness IntelligenceCustom Software Development
Real-timeOperational visibility (was 2 weeks)
15%Improvement in theatre utilisation
$2.1MRevenue identified from data insights
85%Reduction in reporting time

The Challenge

A private hospital group operating across three facilities lacked unified visibility into operational performance. Financial reporting took weeks, clinical metrics were compiled manually in spreadsheets, and leadership couldn't answer basic questions about capacity utilisation, referral patterns, or service line profitability. Data existed in multiple systems but wasn't accessible or actionable.

The Solution

We built an enterprise analytics platform that consolidates data from clinical, financial, and operational systems into a cloud-based data warehouse. Automated ETL pipelines ensure data freshness, while a semantic layer enables consistent metric definitions across the organisation. Custom dashboards provide real-time visibility into bed occupancy, theatre utilisation, patient flow, and financial performance. Self-service analytics enable department heads to explore data independently.

Technologies Used

PythonPostgreSQLAWSApache AirflowdbtTableauReact

Our Approach

1

Data Discovery

3 weeks

Identified source systems, mapped data flows, and defined key performance indicators with stakeholders.

2

Data Infrastructure

6 weeks

Built cloud data warehouse, ETL pipelines, and data quality monitoring.

3

Analytics Development

8 weeks

Created data models, built Tableau dashboards, and implemented automated reporting.

4

Training & Adoption

3 weeks

Trained users, established governance, and supported organisational adoption.

For the first time, we can see how our hospitals are actually performing. The insights have driven real operational improvements and identified revenue opportunities we never knew existed. It's transformed how we make decisions.

Chief Financial OfficerPrivate Hospital Group

Results & Impact

Real-timeOperational visibility (was 2 weeks)
15%Improvement in theatre utilisation
$2.1MRevenue identified from data insights
85%Reduction in reporting time