Burke Conor, Dolan Eamon, Faul John, Donohoe Kevin, Ogbebor Estella, O'Carroll Orla, Tormey William
Department of Medicine, Connolly Hospital, Dublin 15, Blanchardstown, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Feb;192(1):11-14. doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-02924-z. Epub 2022 Feb 19.
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.
我们对康诺利医院在2020年1月至3月这3个月期间急性病床的使用情况进行了审计，这一时期恰逢逐步降级（疗养院）病床的供应量增加。我们的结果显示，这些急性病床在基线使用时既无效又低效。增加逐步降级病床可通过减少推车数量、缩短平均住院时间和减少等候名单来改善患者护理。这些数据证实，增加逐步降级病床是我们的医疗服务机构提高医院有效性和效率的重中之重，即以更低的成本提供更好的护理。
