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Results In departments other than GIM, there were 284 blood cultures prior to the establishment of the GIM department (2013-2014) and 853 afterwards (2016-2017). The number of blood culture episodes in other departments increased by 10.7 (95%CI 0.39-21.0, p=0.042) per calendar month after the establishment of the GIM department; blood culture episodes / calendar month / 1,000 patient-days increased by 0.55 (95%CI 0.03-1.07 p=0.037). Conclusion These results indicate that a GIM department in a community hospital can improve the qua