Analysis of patient flow and barriers to timely discharge from general medical wards at a tertiary academic hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

• Main Authors: Mehreen Hunter (Author), Shrikant Peters (Author), Nontuthuko Khumalo (Author), Mary-Ann Davies (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Movement of patients through a health establishment is a complex activity reliant upon multi-actor co-ordination across departments. The challenge of enhancing service delivery to meet the needs of a growing and aging population, whilst minimizing expense, is a global concern. Th...