NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia wants to move rehab unit beds to ER

NEW YORK - NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, a nationally renowned organ donation center, wants to shut down its Acute Inpatient Rehab Unit and use those beds in the emergency department.The hospital is seeking approval from the state to convert its 16 rehab beds at Milstein Hospital to inpatient beds, saying the goal is to reduce wait times and crowding in the emergency department, and improve comprehensive care when patients are moved from the emergency room to other units.Hospital officials say the beds are desperately needed in the emergency department.”It’s an ever increasing demand from different clinical services,” one official said.In a statement NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia says…

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