
健保署擬推急診暫留特殊給付試辦計畫,針對台大醫院與林口長庚試辦
台大醫院急診今年超量天數恐超過100天,遠超去年88天,中秋連假單日曾達430人創歷史新高。醫院擬增20床急診留觀病床與內外科整合住院病房,健保署亦規劃急診暫留特殊給付試辦計畫。
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台大醫院急診曾發生病人於候床期間死亡事件,急診量一度明顯下滑,但近期就診人潮又回來。今年急診超量天數恐超過100天,遠超過去年88天。護理師人力不足、病房開床數不足,以及流感與新冠肺炎疫情,被認為是急診量增加的原因。
日前台大醫院急診發生病人於候床期間死亡事件,台大醫院急診量一度明顯下滑,但台大醫院副院長陳晉興無奈表示,近期急診就診人潮又回來了,且今年急診超量的日數恐超過100天、遠超過往年,台大醫院規劃增加急診留觀病床20床、增設內外科整合住院病房,希望加速病人收治。
為解決大醫院急診壅塞問題,健保署擬提出「醫學中心急診暫留特殊給付試辦計畫」,針對台大醫院、林口長庚試辦急診暫留特殊給付,另也將針對急診36小時內轉入加護病房的個案與下轉醫療院所新增或提高給付費用,相關費用需經過健保共擬會討論,預計年底前可實施。
針對醫院目前的準備情況,台大醫院副院長陳晉興說,台大醫院預計在1樓增加20床急診留觀病床,醫院目前正在盤點空間,預計需要至少3個月的時間,可能農曆年後才能開始服務,6樓則規劃增設33床內外科整合住院病房,但考量人力限制,第一階段會先試行11床,預計在12月1日正式開始服務。
不過,陳晉興也提到,近期台大醫院急診單日來診人數多次超過300人,中秋連假期間更曾單日達到430人、創歷史新高,且今年台大醫院急診超量頻率已高於往年,去年單日收治超過300人的日數僅88天,今年則預期一定會超過100天。
陳晉興說,全台各大醫院急診都有急診量增加的情況,可能與護理師人力不足、醫院病房開床數不足,以及今年流感、新冠肺炎疫情等流行有關,台大醫院近期非常努力收治患者,一天平均要收60床,每週三、週五會召開會議評估病人收治情況。
「收床比較沒有那麼努力的,我們可能就要請他到院長室來,稍微喝個咖啡、聊一下。」陳晉興強調,醫院不希望病人被卡在急診,因應人口老化、具有多重共病的個案增加,未來內外科整合住院病房可提供整合性照顧,加速病人收治,但也提醒民眾,千萬不要輕症就來急診。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
台大醫院1樓20床急診留觀病床預計農曆年後開始服務,6樓33床內外科整合病房第一階段11床於12月1日啟用
Very likely · Within months
健保署急診暫留特殊給付試辦計畫預計年底前實施
Likely · Within months

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