About HCMC

The Hospital Capacity Management Consortium (HCMC) is a collaborative group of hospitals, healthcare systems, industry partners, and other stakeholders with an interest in improving hospital capacity management. Through innovation, cooperation, and academic inquiry, HCMC strives to improve the efficiency of acute care capacity management so that all patients are safely and efficiently able to receive acute care in the best location possible.

Effective management of hospital capacity is critical to ensuring patient safety, improving patient satisfaction, expanding access to care, and reducing the cost of health care. The Hospital Capacity Management Consortium’s mission is to use science and collaboration to ensure patients receive acute care in the right place at the right time.

Our Committee Structure

Benchmarking

Hospitals nationwide are challenged with managing operations at high occupancy. The HCMC Benchmarking Committee strives to establish best practices by comparing performance metrics across like institutions.

Membership & Resourcing

In 4 years, the consortium has grown to include more than 500 capacity management leaders. The HCMC Membership & Resourcing Committee helps to welcome new members and foster connections through a central platform.

Site Visits

The complexity and breadth of capacity management strategies makes seeing workflows and learning from peers in person critical. The HCMC Site Visits Committee helps to identify sites open to hosting visitors and coordinates matchmaking.

Research & Publication

Advancing a capacity management research agenda will benefit our patients and community. The HCMC Research & Publication Committee works to create and compile key resources in support of members' research and publication efforts.

Symposium Planning

Each spring and fall, the consortium hosts a peer-led symposium focused on expanding the capacity management knowledge and sharing unique member visions. The HCMC Symposium Planning Committee owns the coordination and success of these events.

Transfer Center Nursing Practice

This committee will establish a way for centers to demonstrate their commitment to quality service. The certification will help to ensure that transfer centers are meeting high standards of excellence.