CriticalAdmitted patients boarding in Emergency · emergencyopen since 12 Oct 2026, 11:15 am
3 admitted patient(s) are lying in Emergency beds waiting for W2; 3 of 5 Emergency beds are taken by them
What to do
If you take the recommended option: 3 Emergency bed(s) back in use within the hour
| Option | Numbers | Cost | Approver |
|---|---|---|---|
Move 3 boarding patient(s) into free same-type beds in other wards recommendedeffect in 0 min |
| outliers outside their ward: Deepa Naik to W3-08; Arun Desai to W3-09; Meena Devi to W3-10 | Shift manager |
Decide
Needs Shift manager, anyone on the escalation chain, or the Medical Superintendent. Recorded with name and role.
How it connects: 7 upstream, 2 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
- CriticalWaits are longer than usual: Emergency has 15 waiting, mean 64 min against a usual 52 min for this hour.
- HighA complaint has already come in: A complaint about waiting, severity 4.
The records behind it (7)
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| emergency beds taken by boarders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| emergency beds total | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| escalate above | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| own urgency | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| own impact | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| downstream issue count | 2 |
How it was ranked
Urgency 5 of 5, impact 21 (people and beds it touches, downstream included), priority 105 (urgency times impact). Key ed_boarding:emergency.