Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding:A Guide for Hospitals: Acknowledgments AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the patient flow improvement teams from the hospitals that participated in the Urgent Matters Learning Network (UMLN) I and II:Grady Health System Atlanta, GABoston Medical Center Boston, MAHenry Ford Hospital Detroit, MIElmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NYInova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VABryanLGH Medical Center Lincoln, NEThe Regional Medical Center at Memphis Memphis, TNSt. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center Phoenix, AZUniversity Hospital San Antonio San Antonio, TXUniversity of California at San Diego San Diego, CAThomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PAHahnemann University Hospital Philadelphia, PAStony Brook University Medical Center Stony Brook, NYGood Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Long Island, NYSt. Francis Hospital Indianapolis, INWestmoreland Hospital Greensburg, PAThe authors also thank the contributors who provided important feedback on this guide, including representatives from: Shore Health System, Easton, MD; UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA; and Baptist Health Care, Pensacola, FL.Return to Contents Proceed to Next Section Current as of October 2011 Internet Citation: Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding:A Guide for Hospitals: Acknowledgments. October 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/acknowledgements.html