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Ep. 033: Built to Survive, Not Scale: Rebuild Healthcare While Running

Bred To Lead · Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs

Dec 15, 2025 · 1 h 07 min

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ONLY BROKEN SYSTEMS SHAKE AT 80 PERCENT CAPACITY

Two hospitals in the same city, same patient acuity. One falls apart at 75% capacity, the other runs smooth at 95%. Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs explains the difference: one was built to survive, the other was built to scale.

IN THIS EPISODE

• Six signs of survival infrastructure, including daily heroes and knowledge that walks out the door every night

• Why "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" and the five step playbook for rebuilding while you keep running

• Piloting in parallel: running a new SPD workflow on first shift until second shift begged to…

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