Hospitals that the average age bracket of clientele is between 65-100yo will rarely have high percentage of good outcomes. Patients will either enter ED with chest pain, stroking, MI, fracture of anything, or some type of accident home or while walking or driving.
Given the fact that TV OR stops performing any surgical procedures around 5ish. The bus (ambulance) has to called for transportation out, for anyone in need of immediate surgery.
So people are unhappy that the wait was too long because what they don’t understand is 70% don’t belong in a ED. The stroke intervention is immediate, but doesn’t mean it was fast enough to reverse. Fractures will sit until morning, when OR staff returns. Elderly patients obviously don’t fair as well as a 30yo.
So hospitals catering to the elderly is never going to be a win-win.
It’s also the most depressing facility to work in, other than a Children’s hospital burn unit.
LN is state of the are facilities, with average patients from infants to mid 40s.Staff is happy, patient and family are happy. Win win
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Last edited by asianthree; 04-03-2025 at 05:42 PM.
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