(from the February 2021 ACP Hospitalist)
By Janet Colwell
Studies show how to make these waiting spaces useful, even in a pandemic.
Discharge lounges have been used for decades at busy hospitals to alleviate overcrowding, offering a comfortable waiting area for patients who are ready for discharge but await transportation home and freeing up inpatient beds for those newly admitted or boarding in the ED.
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