Medical staff can use facsimile (fax) reports to facilitate the movement of patients from one point of care in the hospital to the next. Delays often occur in transferring patients when the nurse on the receiving floor is not available to take the patient report. Faxing reports from the emergency department (ED) to the receiving units reduces delays in admissions and improves the ability of the ED to accept additional patients. The use of faxed reports can be expanded beyond the ED to notify nurses on the receiving units in any area of the hospital that a patient is being transferred.