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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Oh ####, yo! You got me on the details! So if we want to go into details, perhaps you could compare and contrast the difference between what BC did:
And Alberta...
So Alberta stole the idea? Did they not listen past the word "hotel"?
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So you are okay and support the idea of discharging people to hotels but you just aren't okay with the way that AHS is doing it?
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Van Den Berg said the hotel is not an extension of the hospital.
New staff, including several registered nurses, have been hired to work at the transitional facility.
Patients will be discharged from hospital before they arrive at the hotel and no longer require acute care.
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From the European study:
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The patient hotel model combines the concepts of health and hospitality and could potentially provide a cost-effective alternative to healthcare, with positive outcomes for patient experience as well as patient health. There is a need to explore new systems of care delivery which provide increased patient satisfaction, and a seamless continuum of care at the acute and primary care interface.
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