2026-10-15 from hospitalnews.com
Recent data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information show that some admitted patients remain in emergency departments for almost two days or longer before they can be moved elsewhere in the hospital. Limited inpatient-bed availability is one important contributor to these delays. Patients remain under the care of emergency staff while they wait, reducing the capacity to assess and treat new arrivals.
Governments are responding to hospital crowding with plans for new facilities, additional beds and more staff. These investments may be necessary, but there is another source of hospital capacity that deserves urgent attention: preventing the infections that keep patients in hospital longer.
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