UHG Has Highest Number of 'Stuck' Patients
University Hospital Galway (UHG) has the country's highest number of 'stuck' patients, according to figures released to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín.
Eight patients have been at the hospital for between 2 and 17 months, despite being cleared for discharge. The breakdown is as follows:
- Four patients waiting up to five months
- Two patients waiting between 5 and 8 months
- One patient waiting longer than a year
- One patient waiting up to 17 months
Meanwhile, Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe has no patients cleared for discharge. The reasons for patients becoming 'stuck' in hospitals vary, but often it is due to a lack of suitable step-down locations in the community, such as nursing home beds or specialist equipment and staff.
The reasons for why people end up "stuck" in hospitals varies, but typically it's because no suitable step-down location can be found in the community.
Author's summary: UHG has the highest number of 'stuck' patients in the country.
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