title: Come health or high water.
abstract: Created by necessity when its Houston, Tex., ED flooded, St. Joseph Hospital's new patient care delivery system decreases turnaround time, promoting a more patient-focused environment.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Services, St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Dori
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Upton
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas