The number of persons admitted to hospital after discharge increases 8% compared to 2024
Despite the number of beds occupied in the National Health Service, as these conditions have increased, The average time of admission to the hospital decreased by 10%But still in five months.
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A total of 2,342 people were admitted to the hospital in government hospitals after being discharged, a study on Wednesday that 2024 represented 8% more social hospital in the same month.
The data is in the ninth edition Berometer of Social Internations (BIS)The initiative of Portuguese Association of Hospital Administrators (Apah)This is compared to March 2024, with 178 people in an inappropriate hospital.
Although the number of beds occupied in the National Health Service (NHS), these conditions have increased by 8%, The average time of admission to the hospital decreased by 10%But still within five months, Ey reveals the institutional support of the Portugal Partnership and the institutional support of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine and the Association of Social Work Professionals.
Participating in inappropriate hospital indicates the days spent in the hospital after the patient’s discharge and when there is no health cause of admission to their hospital.
More than 367 thousand Inappropriate hospital
BIS data also reveals the amount 367,498 days inappropriate hospitalReducing to 3% mildly compared to the previous study, but reflects the significant impact of this phenomenon on the extension of the hospital bed “and is high waiting for integrated continuous care units and elderly homes.
A. Lack of response from Integrated Continuing Care Network This is the main reason for the number of social hospital (38%), in the middle, in the middle, more apparent in Alantezo and algorbs, and then the absence of elderly homes (29%), which has had a great impact on the Lisbon and Tagus Valley.
According to resolutions, in March this year, participating in the social hospital, 11.7%of the total hospital in government hospitals, and the annual cost of the state 288 million euros can be over28 million higher than the anterior barometer.
Expenses in the first quarter exceed 2024 values
In March this year, the costs crossed 94 million euros to the state, 2024 in the same month more than 68 million euros41 government hospitals also warn the barometer, which represents 96% of the total capacity of the NHS, over 21,000 beds.
“It is imperative to reinforce the response of the national network of continuous care and residential network for the elderly through the pronunciation solutions between the health sector, the social security and the social sector, but it is also important to strengthen the training of families, including praising the role of an unofficial guardian,” said Javier Barrero.
In the event of a “some alternatives in the social hospital”, and in the event of a gate of 2023, this is possible Respond to a thousand patients.
According to this ordinance, the social cases in the hospital after being discharged can be referred to Lisbon’s public, private or Santa Casa da Missaricardia.
The ninth edition results of the barometer will be demonstrated today at a session at Fernando Fonseca Hospital (Amadora-Sintra).
