Hopkins assigned ED patients a bed 30% faster after opening a command center
Percent improvement by measure, from early results Johns Hopkins reported in October 2016, the year its capacity command center opened
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Less delay moving patients out of the OR | 70% |
| Better ability to accept complex transfers | 60% |
| Faster bed assignment for admitted ED patients | 30% |
| Faster move to the unit once a bed is assigned | 26% |
| More patients discharged before noon | 21% |
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- Source
- Johns Hopkins Medicine, Capacity Command Center news release (October 2016) (opens in a new tab)Early results, release body
- Method
- Each bar is a separate measure, as Johns Hopkins Medicine reported it. The release gives the size of each change but not the before and after values. Only the discharge figure names its comparison, the year before.
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Facts from this chart
30%
faster bed assignment for admitted ED patients
Johns Hopkins reported in 2016 that its new capacity command center assigned beds to admitted ED patients 30% faster.
Source: The Johns Hopkins Hospital Launches Capacity Command Center to Enhance Hospital Operations (news release).
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beds of capacity a day
Five years after it opened, Johns Hopkins said its capacity command center had freed the equivalent of 16 beds a day without building or hiring.
Source: Capacity Command Center Celebrates 5 Years of Improving Patient Safety, Access.
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Sources for the figures above: The Johns Hopkins Hospital Launches Capacity Command Center to Enhance Hospital Operations (news release) (opens in a new tab); Capacity Command Center Celebrates 5 Years of Improving Patient Safety, Access (opens in a new tab).
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