title: Preadmission strategies: reducing the length of preoperative stay.
abstract: Pursuing efficiency, the Ottawa Civic Hospital implemented a preadmission program which moved as much of the surgical admission procedure as possible to a single preadmission visit. The authors describe the process of researching, planning and implementing the program. They also report the savings it has represented for the hospital and the reaction from surgical patients.
authors.affiliation: Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morash
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kitts
mesh_terms: D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007902:Length of Stay; D009864:Ontario; D010343:Patient Admission; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D016730:Program Development