What is a Node (field office)?
Providing effective, timely support to Campaign hospitals on such a large scale requires a robust national network to support implementation and communication — what we call Field Operations. Nodes are organizations that have committed to acting as local field offices around the country. A Node may be a large system, an organization such as a hospital association, or a group of organizations working together to form a coalition (Quality Improvement Organizations, Hospital Associations, Medical Societies, etc.). Nodes manage “networks” — collections of approximately 50-100 hospitals grouped by geography, system membership, or affinity (e.g., pediatric hospitals, rural hospitals). If your organization is interested in becoming a Campaign Node, please submit a Node Certification Request Form, available on the Sign Up tab of the Campaign area of the IHI website. The Campaign has also identified several affinity groups in areas like pediatrics and rural health care; these organizations are
