Background: Increased hospital capacity causes significant strain on medical institutions. Patients who are clinically ready for discharge but “stuck” awaiting post-acute resources are thought to contribute to this capacity strain. Here, we aim to provide a clinically relevant measurement of the prevalence (proportion of patients) and weight (proportion of days) for patients who have spent […]

Background: Hospitals increasingly face capacity strain and challenges with patient flow, leading to emergency department (ED) crowding, ED boarding, and threats to patient safety and quality of care. ED boarding occurs from the time of the decision to admit until the patient arrives in an inpatient bed and is affected by many factors including discharge […]

Background: Our region has the lowest hospital bed per capita of any metropolitan area in the United States. Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic there have been outpatient dialysis chair shortages due to workforce staffing issues. This has led to many patients waiting weeks or even months in the hospital to secure a new chair for […]