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Impact of the Southeast Melbourne Virtual Emergency Department on reducing transfers from residential aged care facilities

Published:2024-08-05 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1742-6731
Container-title:Emergency Medicine Australasia
language:en
Short-container-title:Emerg Medicine Australasia

Author:

Sri‐Ganeshan Muhuntha¹²^ORCID,Mitra Biswadev¹²^ORCID,Soldatos Georgia³⁴,Rosler Rachel⁴⁵,Goldie Neil⁴⁵,Meek Robert⁴⁵^ORCID,Howard Madeleine⁴⁵,Bertolucci Michelle⁴⁵,Egerton‐Warburton Diana⁴⁵^ORCID,Manderson Rachel³,Luzuriaga Vince⁴,McGee Fergus⁶,O'Reilly Gerard M¹²^ORCID,Cameron Peter A¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia

2. Emergency and Trauma Centre The Alfred Hospital Melbourne Victoria Australia

3. Department of Medicine Monash Health Melbourne Victoria Australia

4. School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia

5. Department of Emergency Medicine Monash Health Melbourne Victoria Australia

6. Community, Integrated and Ambulatory Care, Peninsula Health Melbourne Victoria Australia

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of the Southeast Melbourne Virtual Emergency Department (SEMVED) on transfers from residential aged care facilities (RACFs) to traditional EDs.MethodsA cohort study of residents requesting transfer to the ED via ambulance within participating health networks' catchments from April to June 2022.ResultsTwo hundred thirty‐eight VED consultations occurred with 79% (188/238) avoiding transfer. This represented an avoidance of 12% (188/1511) of all requests for transfer during operating hours.ConclusionsSEMVED prevented unnecessary transfers and enabled in‐facility care. Integration into community outreach programmes could enhance care delivery. Patient safety outcomes were not formally assessed by our methodology.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1742-6723.14481

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