Does a discharge unit improve patient care?

Sending eligible patients to the discharge unit has resulted in freeing up inpatient beds more quickly, and anecdotally observed decreased workloads have gained more nurse buy-in. (See Head-to-head comparison.) Our program evaluation indicates that the discharge unit contributed to lowering ED treat and admit times by 109 minutes on average.

Can a discharge unit improve patient throughput?

Implementing a discharge unit in an acute care hospital can improve patient throughput in emergency departments (EDs) and inpatient units. Improving patient throughput allows ED patients to be initially examined and subsequently admitted sooner to the inpatient unit.

Can a hospital achieve an 11 am discharge time?

But from what I’ve seen visiting scores of hospitals in the U.S., achieving an 11 am discharge time, at least on medical services, is all-but-impossible. (If your hospital has met this goal, particularly on a medical service, I’d love to hear about it.)