Amended Head Of Bed Management, University Hospital, Specified Purpose Post

Bed Management

The function of the Bed Management Department is to oversee all scheduling, daily admissions, and bed management within Cork University Hospital. The aim is to balance the access demands of the Emergency department and those of the scheduled care urgent/non-urgent elective work with the available bed capacity.

The Bed Management Team optimizes patient flow from admission through to discharge. The Bed Manager leads continuous improvement of the admission process, transfer and discharge planning in scheduled and unscheduled care.