Shriner ' s Hospital in Tampa Closes Inpatient Beds; Part of a Major Trend

I have posted a number of previous notes about the shift away from hospital inpatient care and toward outpatient visits and virtual care (i.e., telemedicine). Some of the new hospitals bring built are referred to as"bedless" (see:The Case of the"Disappearing Hospital Beds"; Implications for Pathologists;Some Additional Ideas About the Bedless Hospitals of the Future;The Design of Bedless Hospitals Continue to Evolve Based on Cost and Technology;The Future of Healthcare: Virtual Physician Visits& Bedless Hospitals). The focus of such facilities is on ambulatory visits and diagnostics, particularly pathology and radiology.A recent article revealed that Shriner's hospital in Tampa was eliminating all inpatient beds (see:Shriner's Hospital for Children to end inpatient care at Tampa facility, layoff some staff). Shriner's hospitals are specialized and focus on pediatric orthopedic surgical procedures. I have also blogged about the trend toward standalone surgicenters performing complex procedures such as knee replacements on a same-day basis without overnight stays (see:Tug of War between Hospitals and Surgicenters for Knee Replacements). Other large health systems have announced similar bed elimination plans (see:Jefferson Health to eliminate 400 hospital beds by 2022). Below is an excerpt about the Shriner's newsShriner's Hospital for Children-Tampa The Shriners Hospital for Children will end inpatient care their Tampa facility, citin...

Source: Lab Soft News - February 7, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Delivery Hospital Financial Source Type: blogs