According to Journal of Hospital Medicine, 22.8% of all patients experienced at least one delay in their care, accounting for 82 delay-related hospital days and $170,000 in cost. 42.3% of those delays were resulted from physician behavior, and approximately 25% of patients could have discharged sooner than they were. The general pediatric floor at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is a 28 bed unit, managed by one general pediatric attending, two senior pediatric residents, and two pediatric interns during the day, and one pediatric senior resident and one intern at night.
According to Journal of Hospital Medicine, 22.8% of all patients experienced at least one delay in their care, accounting for 82 delay-related hospital days and $170,000 in cost. 42.3% of those delays were resulted from physician behavior, and approximately 25% of patients could have discharged sooner than they were. The general pediatric floor at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is a 28 bed unit, managed by one general pediatric attending, two senior pediatric residents, and two pediatric interns during the day, and one pediatric senior resident and one intern at night.