MacLeod F, Head D
Mississauga Hospital, Ontario.
Leadersh Health Serv. 1994 Nov-Dec;3(6):28-32.
Frequently, when the acute phase of a frail older person's illness resolves, the patient is too weak to function independently and cannot be discharged from hospital. Acute care staff often lack the ability and resources to deal adequately with these situations. A program of transitional (or subacute) care at Ontario's Mississauga Hospital has been shown to fill this gap in the continuum of care by improving the functional level of frail elders and ensuring better bed utilization.
通常，当体弱老年人疾病的急性期消退后，患者身体过于虚弱，无法独立生活，因而无法出院。急症护理人员往往缺乏足够的能力和资源来妥善处理这些情况。安大略省密西沙加医院的一项过渡性（或亚急性）护理计划已被证明，通过提高体弱老年人的功能水平并确保更好地利用病床，填补了连续护理中的这一空白。
