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The Transit/Admission Lounge study.
Gilligan, P O'Kelly, P Hegarty, D Winder, S
Gilligan, P
O'Kelly, P
Hegarty, D
Winder, S
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Date
2009-01
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Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hospitalization
Humans
Ireland
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors
Waiting Lists
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hospitalization
Humans
Ireland
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors
Waiting Lists
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Article5134.pdf
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Abstract
In response to persistent overcrowding of Emergency Departments in Ireland, the Department of Health and Health Service Executive provided funding for "Transit Lounge" areas to be built. These lounges were to provide a location for patients to wait in beds pending the availability of a ward bed. This research was performed to assess the impact of such a lounge on the overcrowding of the Emergency Department and on patient outcomes. The time period from the opening of the Transit Lounge was compared with the same period a year earlier. The Transit Lounge delivers a comfortable place for patients to wait. It does not reduce Emergency Department overcrowding and has been associated with an increased time waiting for a ward bed. The solution to overcrowding is the creation of real capacity in the system so that ward beds are available in acute hospitals for the "unscheduled unwell".
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en
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0332-3102
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19284013