Implementing a Departure Lounge: A Strategy to Improve Patient Flow and the Discharge Process

This column presents the development of a Departure Lounge at Cedars Sinai Medical Center as a mechanism to assist in addressing capacity constraints. Departure lounges have been presented as an option to improve hospital throughput by providing a safe space for discharged patients to wait once medical and nursing care has been completed.

Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - February 18, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Clinical Care Source Type: research