HighPatient waiting for a bed · emergencyopen since 12 Oct 2026, 11:15 am
Ravi Kumar (P-301) needs a general bed, waiting 8 min; W2 has none free, 2 held by stuck discharges; 7 free elsewhere (W3 3, W5 2, W6 2)
What to do
If you take the recommended option: Place in W3-08 (W3) now, outside W2: waiting for a bed 8 to 0 min
| Option | Numbers | Cost | Approver |
|---|---|---|---|
Place in W3-08 (W3) now, outside W2 recommendedeffect in 0 min |
| an outlier in W3: another specialty's nursing team, a later transfer back to W2 | Ward in-charge |
Free W2-07 by pushing discharge D-104 through, then allot it effect in 60 min |
| Ravi Kumar waits about 60 more minutes in Emergency | Ward in-charge |
Decide
Needs Ward in-charge, anyone on the escalation chain, or the Medical Superintendent. Recorded with name and role.
How it connects: 7 upstream, 0 downstream
Caused by
- CriticalA ward is full while beds sit idle elsewhere: W2 is full: 4 waiting for it (3 boarding elsewhere, 1 just triaged).
- CriticalA bed stays occupied: Bed W2-07 in W2 is held by a discharge, 185 min old, waiting on the CBC report from lab, discharge medication (pharmacy).
- CriticalA bed stays occupied: Bed W2-11 in W2 is held by a discharge, 170 min old, waiting on the chest X-ray report from lab, discharge summary (records).
- CriticalA discharge is stuck: Lakshmi Devi's discharge has waited 185 min in bed W2-07.
- CriticalA discharge is stuck: Mohammed Irfan's discharge has waited 170 min in bed W2-11.
- CriticalA report is late: CBC for Lakshmi Devi is 105 min late, 9th in the central lab queue, and holds a discharge and bed W2-07.
- CriticalA report is late: X-ray chest for Mohammed Irfan is 75 min late, 4th in the radiology queue, and holds a discharge and bed W2-11.
Which is why
Nothing downstream.
The records behind it (8)
| required bed type | general | ||||||||
| isolation | no | ||||||||
| acuity | 2 | ||||||||
| waiting min | 8 | ||||||||
| target ward | W2 | ||||||||
| free in target | 0 | ||||||||
| free same type elsewhere |
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| target beds held by stuck discharges |
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How it was ranked
Urgency 4 of 5, impact 1 (people and beds it touches, downstream included), priority 4 (urgency times impact). Key bed_request:P-301.