Boston Children's Hospital deployed an AI system that analyzes clinical notes and estimates how sick each patient is to improve how operating room time is allocated. This allows surgical schedules to be planned further in advance, increasing the number of patients who can receive timely care.

The system takes clinical notes as input and estimates patient acuity (severity of illness) to optimize allocation of operating room time. According to OpenAI's published case study, this allows schedules to be planned further in advance, increasing utilization rates. The practice is confirmed as active as of May 2026. The prior human scheduling process at this specific hospital is not described in detail in available sources beyond general descriptions of manual coordination.