Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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In 2015, the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network was established to create a community of practice for Ontario hospitals to improve surgical quality. A provincial campaign to decrease postsurgical infections was launched in 2017. ⋯ The 1-year campaign resulted in a clinically significant reduction in the rates of SSIs and UTIs, as well as a trend for decrease in pneumonia incidence among participating hospitals. Using a flexible approach with priority setting and leveraging the community of practice for dissemination of change ideas is an effective way of sustaining quality improvement activities.