Integration of inpatient and outpatient services in an acute care transplant unit

Abstract

Creating an ambulatory outpatient service for transplant recipients in an inpatient care unit allows several goals to be met: decreased inpatient length of stay, decreased cost per case, and increased patient satisfaction. By using 6 inpatient beds for ambulatory outpatient procedures, the leadership staff of an adult inpatient care unit in Mount Sinai Medical Center consolidated adult transplant services into a single area promoting quality transplant care.