We WON! We beat the universe! On 4/1 at 0640, our 37 bed ER cleared it's very last patient up to the floor, bringing our pt. census to 0!!! This hardly ever happens, so we did a bit of a celebratory "Happy happy Joy Joy" dance, and seranaded the day shift that came in at 0650 with our rousing rendition of "We are the CHAMPIONS......." So I'm starting a tag thread to all of our fellow ED's- When you beat the game, come on here and brag. The first ED who can add their "Win" to this thread will get our applause- heck, I'll even promise to send you a card and a "Prize" if you are willing to give me a contact name and address for your ED. Lets foster some intra-ED camradery! Rules to enter the game 1. You must have at least a 30 bed ED. Smaller ERs are welcome to add their accomplishment, but I've worked in small, 6 bed EDs, and clearing the board is a fairly frequent occurance. 2. If you accept the card of congrats that I send, you have to be willing to forward it to the next ED after adding your hospital and names. Come on ya'll- Us wonderful peeps from CRMC are waiting to hear from you!
Studentnurse418 and Racer15- Congrats! If you are willing, email me an address and we here at CRMC will send you a little something in the mail. Tootsie pops for everybody!
21 bed ED. We will be adding 8 beds soon though. Seen it happen once or twice, but usually when we get down to one or two patients, the bus drops off another 6. It is an eerie feeling when it happens though, you don't know whether to celebrate or brace for the onslaught that is about to happen.
41 bed Level I trauma ED in a teaching facility. On Sunday night into Monday morning (05/26-05/27), had ED down to ONE patient who was waiting on an ortho consult.
Almost had it totally cleared had that patient not broken her hand.
I work in a level one with 71 physical beds, 3 ortho bays, and about another 70 chairs through the pods for lower acuity pts. We even have an urgent care upstairs and a ob-gyn area that takes all the womanly complaints! We hit 200 pts in the main ED far more often than we ever get below 60 patients. I can't imagine not having patients!!! Enjoy your downtime at the smaller facilities!
This hardly ever happens, so we did a bit of a celebratory "Happy happy Joy Joy" dance, and seranaded the day shift that came in at 0650 with our rousing rendition of "We are the CHAMPIONS......." So I'm starting a tag thread to all of our fellow ED's- When you beat the game, come on here and brag. The first ED who can add their "Win" to this thread will get our applause- heck, I'll even promise to send you a card and a "Prize" if you are willing to give me a contact name and address for your ED. Lets foster some intra-ED camradery! Rules to enter the game 1. You must have at least a 30 bed ED. Smaller ERs are welcome to add their accomplishment, but I've worked in small, 6 bed EDs, and clearing the board is a fairly frequent occurance. 2. If you accept the card of congrats that I send, you have to be willing to forward it to the next ED after adding your hospital and names. Come on ya'll- Us wonderful peeps from CRMC are waiting to hear from you!
JDougRN, BSN, RN
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Studentnurse418 and Racer15- Congrats! If you are willing, email me an address and we here at CRMC will send you a little something in the mail. Tootsie pops for everybody!