Occupancy of intensive care units regularly exceed recommended levels
An average of 289 ICU or high-dependency unit beds were open daily in publicly funded hospitals in 2022, or 5.6 critical-care beds per 100,000 population. Photograph: iStock
Bed occupancy rates in critical-care units have increased in recent years. The rate in 2022 was 92 per cent, up from the 88.5 per cent the previous year. The recommended level is 85 per cent. Delays in discharges to the ward have also increased, with 27 per cent of patients spending more than 24 hours waiting for a ward bed for discharge from ICU - compared with 20 per cent in 2021.
Five hospitals were outside the expected range for this quality indicator, which the report said suggests admissions to ICU were delayed, possibly because of a shortage of critical care beds In a statement, the HSE said the Government’s strategic multi-year plan for additional permanent adult critical-care capacity was developed in 2020 to support the long-term strategic goal of increasing overall critical-care capacity.
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