title: The impact of IMPACT on St. John's Regional Health Center.
abstract: St. John's Regional Health Center (SJRHC) is participating in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) IMPACT collaborative, a new IMProvement ACTion network of health care organizations that have joined together to improve patient care. By utilizing the network for sharing ideas, continuous quality improvement tools and support staff and physician involvement, we have achieved three important breakthrough improvements in patient flow in the hospital setting. The areas highlighted in this article are Perioperative Services, Emergency Department Admission, and Transfers to Cardiac Intensive Care Units.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Christy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Appleby
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008923:Missouri; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management