what is bedflow?

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Just curious....was reading through some posts that mentioned that charge nurses handle "bedflows" or that someone was a "bedflow" coordinator.

What is bedflow???

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Specializes in Gerontology.

Bedflow is moving pts through the hospital.

Lets say a pt in ER needs and ICU bed. ICU needs to move a pt to a Medical bed. Medical unit needs to discharge a pt or move a pt to a sub-acute unit.

Sub-acute must first discharge someone home or to a nursing home or whatever.

So - to move 1 pt to ICU it can require the move of several pt. A bedflow co-ordinator can help work this out.

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Specializes in ICU, telemetry, LTAC.
Just curious....was reading through some posts that mentioned that charge nurses handle "bedflows" or that someone was a "bedflow" coordinator.

What is bedflow???

Sounds like something nasty that I wind up cleaning up.

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Na.......it's when the fools who get paid the big bucks build the hospital to close to the river:jester:

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