In 2010 the NHS chief, David Nicholson, proposed a revolution in hospital inpatient care for older (not younger) people, akin to the closure of long stay psychiatric hospitals. But hospital admissions of older people continue to rise, and delays in discharge have worsened alongside fewer beds. One recurring policy idea that defies evidence and experience is that most “high need, high cost” olde...

nursing standards of prevention of suicide in the hospital , is caution s related to suicide . this involves assigning a room with several beds near the nursing station, collecting of dangerous instruments, limiting of each unit, and excessive caring by nurse. the purpose of this policy is preventing of self- destructing behaviors in hospital. however these interventions are not effective unles...

Healthcare-associated outbreaks of gastroenteritis are an increasingly recognized problem, but detailed knowledge of the epidemiology of these events is lacking. We actively monitored three hospital systems in England for outbreaks of gastroenteritis in 2002 to 2003. A total of 2,154 patients (2.21 cases/1,000-hospital-days) and 1,360 healthcare staff (0.47 cases/1,000-hospital-days) were affec...

The relationship between the size of a hospital, as measured by its average daily census, and the percentage occupancy of its beds has fascinated students in hospital planning and administration for many years. A further extension of this relationship to include the cost of operating that bed reveals the importance of this inter-connection. If, indeed, the factor of the size in small hospitals ...

Group Hospital were accepted as educable by ten Education Authorities and they were transferred to appropriate schools. In addition three children under 5 years were found on admission to be of average intelligence. All forty-four children had been admitted to this hospital of approximately 700 beds for low grade mentally defective children. It was considered that the progress of these educable...

Inpatient admissions to all psychiatric hospital beds in England and Wales in 1970-73 were studied by month of admission for eight diagnostic groups. The admission rates for schizophrenia showed a pronounced seasonal variation, with a maximum in summer. The seasonal pattern for schizophrenia was very similar to the one shown for mania, although somewhat less marked. The admission rates for neur...

the management of hospital wastes is of high importance, because of their infectious and hazardous potential. this is a cross-sectional study based on questionnaire, interview, observation and meetings performed in major mashhad hospitals in 2009. weight and per capita waste production were determined. moreover, the status of production, separation, storage, collection, treatment, transportatio...

This study evaluates the efficiency of small and large for-profit hospitals using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). For this study, small for-profit hospitals are 35 beds or less which is consistent with the Federal designation of critical access hospitals (CAH). Large for-profit hospitals are 36 beds and greater. Results indicate overall efficiency in small for-profit hospitals was 60% in 2013....

Hospital discharge rates measure the number of patients who leave a hospital after staying at least one night. Improving timely can help flow through hospital, freeing up beds and health worker time. Both premature delayed discharges not only worsen outcomes but also increase costs: lead to costly readmissions; use limited resources.

Abstract This paper summarizes the advantages of mobile health care in management family hospital beds, and puts forward suggestions for future Chinese bed patients.