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Patient Transport Consulting

Move patients on time.

Transport is the link that gets patients to beds, tests, procedures, and the door home. Impact Training Company helps hospitals make patient movement faster and more reliable, with teams trained to the CHT standard and Flow Physics™ applied to every trip.

Response timeDispatchProductivityStaffingOn-time movesDischarges

Where transport slows flow

  • Dispatch: no real-time ownership
  • Response time: long waits for pickup
  • Staffing: coverage not matched to demand
  • Discharges: patients wait to leave
  • Coordination: nursing, EVS, transport out of sync
900+ professionals trained Owner of the CHT credential Creator of Flow Physics™ Author, When Beds Don’t Move Senior Director, Ruck-Shockey Associates Speaker & educator

A bed is only free when the patient actually moves

Transport is the last link in the chain. When patients move on time, beds turn, procedures stay on schedule, and the ED keeps flowing.

The basics

What is patient transport?

Patient transport is the function responsible for moving patients safely between units, departments, and services, throughout admission, testing, procedures, and discharge.

Its speed and reliability decide whether beds free up, whether procedures start on time, and whether discharged patients leave promptly.

Flow Physics™ treats transport as a flow system, not a series of one-off trips.

Proven results

The same throughput approach cut EVS room turnaround from 93 to 58 minutes at a 450-bed teaching hospital.

Transport is the next link in that chain, and the methodology applies directly to moving patients on time.

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What we improve

The levers that move transport

Faster, more reliable patient movement, without simply adding staff.

Response time

Faster pickups and shorter waits, from request to arrival.

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Dispatch & sequencing

Real-time ownership so priority moves, like ED and discharges, go first.

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Staffing & productivity

Coverage matched to real demand across shifts and units.

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CHT-credentialed teams

Transporters trained to the national Certified Healthcare Transporter standard.

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Connection to patient flow

See how transport drives throughput across the hospital.

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Part of the bigger system

Transport within the wider support services that move patients.

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A national standard

Teams trained to the CHT

The Certified Healthcare Transporter (CHT) is the national credential for hospital patient transporters. Impact Training Company owns and advances it, and can train and certify your team to it.

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Common challenges we help address

  • Long transport response times
  • No dispatch ownership
  • Staffing not matched to demand
  • Discharge delays from late transport
  • Missed or batched trips
  • Poor coordination with nursing and EVS
  • Equipment and wheelchair availability
  • Unclear productivity metrics
  • High turnover and training gaps
  • Patient experience complaints
What we move

Outcomes we target

The metrics executive teams scan, and the ones we build the work around.

  • Transport response time
  • On-time trip percentage
  • Discharge transport turnaround
  • Trips per FTE and productivity
  • Idle and wait time
  • Dispatch sequencing
  • Coordination with nursing and EVS
  • Patient experience
Who we help

Built for the leaders accountable for transport

Transport DirectorsPatient Transport ManagersSupport Services LeadersNursing LeadersBed Management LeadersCOOsCNOsHospital Administrators
Who we serve

Built for hospitals across the care continuum

Academic Medical CentersCommunity HospitalsCritical Access HospitalsHealth SystemsChildren’s HospitalsBehavioral Health Facilities
Transport depth

Areas we assess

A full transport operational review looks across the whole function.

Dispatch designStaffing methodologyProductivity standardsShift designResponse-time trackingEquipment & wheelchair managementDischarge coordinationBed-management coordinationTraining & credentialingPatient experience
The method

The Flow Physics™ Framework

A structured path from diagnosis to durable change.

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Assess

2

Diagnose

3

Quantify

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Prioritize

5

Implement

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Sustain

How Donald can help

Engagement options

Start with a response-time study or build a full transport improvement program.

Typically 2–5 days

Diagnostic assessment

  • Response-time study
  • Staffing & productivity review
  • Dispatch & coordination design
  • Executive report & readout
Plan

Improvement roadmap

  • Prioritized recommendations
  • Quick wins to start now
  • 90-day implementation plan
  • Metrics & accountability design
Ongoing

Implementation support

  • Hands-on coaching
  • Frontline & leadership development
  • KPI monitoring
  • Sustainability planning

Patient Transport consulting is delivered through Impact Training Company and supported by the operational consulting expertise of Ruck-Shockey Associates.

Experience

Transport expertise, credentialed and proven

Donald Sipp Jr. owns and advances the Certified Healthcare Transporter (CHT) credential and has spent more than two decades improving transport and support operations across healthcare.

As Senior Director at Ruck-Shockey Associates, he leads transport and support services consulting, and brings the same approach to Impact Training Company. Through Ruck-Shockey Associates, he has supported hospitals across transport, EVS, linen, throughput, and support services performance. About Donald →

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Get started

Request a Patient Transport assessment

A focused study of how fast and reliably patients move, and what delays are costing you in capacity.

Schedule a consultation

The assessment includes

  • Response-time study
  • Staffing & productivity review
  • Dispatch & coordination design
  • Operational recommendations
  • Executive summary
FAQ

Common questions

What is patient transport in a hospital?
Patient transport is the function that moves patients between units, departments, and services, for admissions, tests, procedures, and discharges. Reliable transport keeps beds turning and patients on schedule.
How does patient transport affect patient flow?
Delays in moving patients create bottlenecks. Beds stay occupied, procedures wait, and discharges back up. On-time transport is a direct lever on throughput and capacity.
What is the CHT credential?
The Certified Healthcare Transporter (CHT) is the national credential for hospital patient transporters. Impact Training Company owns and advances the CHT and supports its delivery.
Do you help with transport staffing and dispatch?
Yes. We map demand by hour and day and align coverage and active dispatch to it, so priority moves happen first and patients are not left waiting.
Do you provide onsite assessments?
Yes. A diagnostic assessment typically runs a few days and includes a response-time study, a staffing and productivity review, and dispatch design, followed by an executive readout.
Can you train and certify transporters?
Yes. Teams can be trained and certified to the CHT standard, and Impact Training Company develops both transporters and the leaders who manage them.
What kinds of hospitals do you work with?
The approach applies across hospital settings, from community hospitals and critical access facilities to academic medical centers and multi-hospital health systems, and it is designed to work within your existing staffing and labor structures.
Contact

Talk to us about patient transport

Tell us about your organization and where patient movement breaks down, and we’ll follow up.

Prefer email? Write to info@ImpactTrainingCompany.com.

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