Barone M, Miller J, Long MS, Buckles J, Hain P, Dubovsky A, High H, De La Cruz P, Williams M, Coleman B. Implementing a Departure Lounge: A Strategy to Improve Patient Flow and the Discharge Process.
J Nurs Adm 2022;
52:129-131. [PMID:
35179140 DOI:
10.1097/nna.0000000000001118]
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Abstract
This column presents the development of a Departure Lounge at Cedars Sinai Medical Center as a mechanism to assist in addressing capacity constraints. Departure lounges have been presented as an option to improve hospital throughput by providing a safe space for discharged patients to wait once medical and nursing care has been completed.
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