The impact of IMPACT on St. John's Regional Health Center.

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.