A new “bedless hospital” concept treats patients and send them home the same day, avoiding the need for the traditional beds seen in treatment centres. The “bedless hospital” has all the apparatus of a general hospital, such as operating rooms, emergency rooms and even helipads, but does not facilitate overnight stays for patients. In this model, patients are sent to their homes after they have been discharged from hospital. Critics are concerned that the lack of inpatient care might mean that “bedless” facilities funds are being misspent, and that patients requiring overnight treatments will lose out.
A new “bedless hospital” concept treats patients and send them home the same day, avoiding the need for the traditional beds seen in treatment centres. The “bedless hospital” has all the apparatus of a general hospital, such as operating rooms, emergency rooms and even helipads, but does not facilitate overnight stays for patients. The concept reduces costs and the risk of infection, and reflects the growing focus on outpatient care in the US. Critics are concerned that the lack of inpatient care might mean that “bedless” facilities funds are being misspent, and that patients requiring overnight treatments will lose out.