title: Moving day: a case history.
abstract: Utilizing an Incident Command structure and organizational chart, a health system successfully moved 144 patients and related services to a new facility 3.5 miles away in four hours. In this article, the author describes the planning that was involved and the key role that was played by the Security Department.
authors.affiliation: Virtua Health, Marlton, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarnese
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006274:Health Facility Moving / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009515:New Jersey; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012637:Security Measures