| Autor: |
Burke, Conor, Dolan, Eamon, Faul, John, Donohoe, Kevin, Ogbebor, Estella, O'Carroll, Orla, Tormey, William |
| Zdroj: |
Irish Journal of Medical Science; Feb2023, Vol. 192 Issue 1, p11-14, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
We audited use of acute hospital beds in Connolly Hospital over a 3-month period (January–March 2020) which coincided with increased provision of step-down (nursing home) beds. Our results show both ineffective and inefficient baseline uses of these acute beds. Increased step-down beds improve patient care by reducing the trolley count, shortening average length of stay and reducing waiting lists. These data confirm that more step-down beds are a high priority for our Health Service to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our hospitals i.e. better care at less cost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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