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- Conor Burke, Eamon Dolan, John Faul, Kevin Donohoe, Estella Ogbebor, Orla O'Carroll, and William Tormey.
- Department of Medicine, Connolly Hospital, Dublin 15, Blanchardstown, Ireland. conorresp@gmail.com.
- Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Feb 1; 192 (1): 111411-14.
AbstractWe 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.© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.
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