Some experts warn these transitional spaces could exacerbate issues in the health care system if they are not appropriately staffed and managed
says two empty floors at an Edmonton-area hospital could be transformed into a “discharge” ward, freeing up acute-care beds that are being used by patients waiting for continuing care or long-term care spaces to open up.
“What I think we’ll likely do is create a floor in that hospital that becomes the discharge floors,” Ms. Smith said. “We need to make sure that there is a space in a hospital that gives them all the range of care that they’re going to need until such time as we find an appropriate place for them to go.”
The empty floors Ms. Smith has suggested using for her proposed discharge ward are only roughed-in and would not be suitable for patients without a significant capital investment. “Alongside Mental Health and Addictions and Seniors, Communities and Social Services, we are going to consider how to best use this space, which may include development of health care infrastructure that could be used for patients that have been discharged from hospital,” said Andrea Smith, the press secretary to the Health Minister in an e-mailed statement last Thursday.
Retaining and expanding the health care work force is something Ms. Smith has listed as a priority, but Ms. Kelly said opening up more spaces in hospitals already short on staff could create a “worst of both worlds” scenario leading to an “ad hoc style of care.” Janice Keefe, chair of family studies and gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, said Ms. Smith’s idea for transitional care isn’t uncommon, explaining how Nova Scotia Health partnered with a private company to build aShe said what concerns her about a discharge ward is the quality of care patients would receive.
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