Clinic to help cut hospital’s occupancy rate

A new clinic that cuts the amount of time a patient has to spend in hospital was formally opened at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) in Cork yesterday.

The pre-operative assessment clinic (PAC) means patients who are scheduled for surgery are assessed weeks in advance, eliminating the need to stay in hospital on the night prior to surgery.

This in turn reduces bed occupancy rates by patients undergoing elective surgery. Almost 99% of patients attending for elective surgery at MUH are admitted on the day.