bed Management

Welcome to the Bed Management Department

The function of the Bed Management Department is to oversee all daily

admissions, transfers and discharges in the hospital. In doing so we aim to
balance the access demands of the Emergency department and those of
urgent/non-urgent elective work with available beds. The aim of the team
working within the Bed Management Department is to optimise the continuum of
care by managing the patient effectively throughout the whole of their care
episode, from admission into the hospital and back to the community. The
process of enhancing patient management is accomplished by an improved
admission process, comprehensive discharge planning and co-ordination with
non-acute services.

St Vincent’s University Hospital's in-patient bed capacity is currently 514. We are

the National referral centre for Cystic Fibrosis and for Liver transplants. Our
regional specialities include Orthopaedic, ENT and Plastic Surgery, whilst our
super-regional specialities are Cardiology and Vascular surgery. We work closely
with St Michael’s Hospital, St Vincent’s Private Hospital and with St Colmcilles
(Loughlinstown), and many of our consultants have split appointments within the
group, resulting in a regular flow of patients between these hospitals.

Staff Structure

Hours of Service

Days Hours

Monday - Thursday 7.30am - 5.00pm

Friday 7.30am - 4.00pm

Location
Main corridor on the ground floor.