[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

It's just another example of Danielle Smith doing what she told us she was going to do...before the election.


https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/deeply-i...tels-1.6047520

Sorry folks, but this is what happens when you put an absolute moron in charge. You get them doing moronic things.

Theoretically Smith might not be wrong when it comes to hotels or other similar environments being better for patients waiting for permanent residence or who need short term, non acute care:

Patient hotels are a relatively new concept which means that they have not become embedded in health service delivery on a global scale and this has meant that the quality of research is generally low. Studies have focused generally on the themes of patient experience and cost, to provide evidence to inform future service provision. Only one study [23] was found which explored
the experience of nursing in a patient hotel, although the representativeness of this study is difficult to assess due to its small sample size. The overarching concern of the researchers conducting this review however lies in the fact that the patient hotel model has no clear definition, and inconsistencies in labeling are apparent. This may have impacted upon the review process whereby work may have been overlooked due to the diversity of classification. The studies pertaining to patient experience reported that greater freedom, privacy and independence was found in the patient hotel model, in comparison to traditional hospital accommodation [5,12,24].

This may be because there is greater emphasis put upon self-care, and the involvement of family and friends, than in a traditional hospital environment, where patients are said to experience “pyjama paralysis” brought on by lengthy hospital stays and induced immobility [25, p.881]. The importance of the aesthetic environment was mentioned in a number of studies and served to reinforce the issue of consumer satisfaction and increased feelings of wellbeing [5,24]. The home-like qualities of the accommodation and involvement of relatives was found to be of particular value to older people where the focus was on rehabilitation [24]. In two studies, exploring the post-operative perceptions of women staying at a patient hotel following surgical intervention for breast cancer, both studies found that participants staying at a patient hotel experienced a greater sense of privacy and feelings of wellbeing, directly linked to the hotel-like environment [5,12].
However, the limited number of studies focusing on the subjective experiences of patients, family members and staff means that more research is needed to allow for greater insights into the benefits of the patient hotel model.

In evaluating the cost effectiveness of the patient hotel model, two studies focused directly on this measure of outcome [21,22]. Both studies used a retrospective audit approach, although Bouam
et al. [22] conducted a matched comparison of the national hospital activity data to obtain results. The results from both studies demonstrated potential savings in using the patient hotel model
for ambulatory surgical patients. In the audit by Sive et al. [21] the comparative cost of providing nursing care in a patient hotel is almost a third less, and savings were also highlighted in respect
of increasing ambulatory care capacity, and therefore decreasing traditional hospital inpatient care by an additional 1844 days, whilst freeing up hospital beds for patients requiring acute medical care. The study by Bouam et al. [22] found potential savings of over e2.8 million. A third study [5] found comparative savings in using a patient hotel against traditional hospital accommodation to be five times cheaper for perioperative care for patients following breast cancer surgery. The studies included in this review offer insights into the potential cost effectiveness of the patient hotel model, although further robust studies are needed to offer conclusive recommendations.

The combination of hospitality and healthcare is highly relevant to health service providers, who are now becoming attuned to patient satisfaction, as a quality of care indicator [26]. The literature reviewed reveals that the patient hotel model has the potential to offer health providers a cost-effective alternative for perioperative care, particularly in respect of ambulatory surgery [21,22].

The improvement of patient flow though hospitals, to home, or non-acute care environments is a global problem for health service providers [27]. Delayed transfers of care have implications
to health outcomes for patients awaiting transfer, as well as those requiring acute care and those on waiting lists [28]. An example of this is seen in the UK where there is a defined problem of
delayed transfers of care, at the interface between acute and primary care, where patient flow is unnecessarily blocked as patients wait for non-acute NHS beds and social care to become available
[29,30]. The use of patient hotels in this instance could provide a cost-effective alternative for these patients, who require either rehabilitation or recuperation, and not an acute medicalised environment.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31211929/