title: Nurses handle most admissions, discharges.
abstract: St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL, has a dedicated team of nurses with the sole responsibility of admitting and discharging patients. A multidisciplinary task force recommended the project during a Lean project that mapped the patient flow process and looked for roadblocks to timely throughput. Patient satisfaction scores and patient throughput have improved since the program started. Admission/discharge nurses work part time and handle 80% of all admissions and discharges.
mesh_terms: D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D024802:Nurse's Role; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010360:Patient Transfer