SETTING
Databases from six hospitals within the same healthcare system were included in the study. The hospitals were all located within a 50-mile radius of one another. Five of the hospitals had level 1 STEMI status. Further, 5 of the 6 hospitals had EDs and CCLs on the same floor. The sixth hospital required the use of a shared elevator to transport STEMI patients from the ED to the CCL. Three of the six hospital (#3, 4 and 6) were located in the suburbs and the other three hospitals (#1, 2 and 5) were located in urban areas.