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Tulare County Grand Jury • 2017-2018

Kaweah Delta's Emergency

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Findings 7 findings

F1 Page 36
KDMCED meets its administrative benchmark for timely median patient registration and triage according to the statistics presented by Kaweah Delta documents.
F2 Page 36
KDMCED is unable to meet its established benchmark of 204 minutes for “door to discharge” due to patient volume.
F3 Page 36
Forty to sixty percent of walk-in patients could be treated at other facilities because they are considered non-emergencies.
F4 Page 36
Patient volumes have increased substantially, leading to lengthier wait periods. The emergency facility was designed to accommodate 72,000 patients per year.
F5 Page 36
The waiting area is currently inadequate for the patient volume, but plans being enacted will expand the waiting area (i.e. temporary tent).
F6 Page 36
Pending main hospital admission or transfer, many patients are boarded in the emergency area until beds in the main hospital are available.
F7 Page 36
Kaweah Delta is expanding the amount of main hospital beds and facilitating transfers to other facilities to increase room availability for patients. CONCLUSION: The KDMCED has been serving the community for many years with limited resources and legal limitations. Community demand has outpaced the rate of facility expansion. Plans are in place and are being enacted to increase the facility capacity to help meet the needs of the community.

Recommendations 3