| Autor: |
Conor Burke, Eamon Dolan, John Faul, Kevin Donohoe, Estella Ogbebor, Orla O’Carroll, William Tormey |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Irish journal of medical science. |
| ISSN: |
1863-4362 |
| Popis: |
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. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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