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    The Transit/Admission Lounge study.

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    Authors
    Gilligan, P
    O'Kelly, P
    Hegarty, D
    Winder, S
    Affiliation
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. peadargilligan@beaumont.ie
    Issue Date
    2009-01
    MeSH
    Emergency Service, Hospital
    Female
    Health Services Accessibility
    Health Services Needs and Demand
    Hospitalization
    Humans
    Ireland
    Male
    Middle Aged
    Time Factors
    Waiting Lists
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    The Transit/Admission Lounge study. 2009, 102 (1):19-21 Ir Med J
    Journal
    Irish medical journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/127634
    PubMed ID
    19284013
    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".
    Item Type
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0332-3102
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