"We know hospitals are concerned about a potential shortage of Cipro to treat the normal flow of patients".
One advantage of the program is that it has given young surgeons a steady flow of patients on whom to hone their skills.
Still, some of the work going on is actually aimed at what might seem a counterproductive goal: increasing the flow of patients to the emergency room.
By late 2014, eight months after Ebola broke out, MSF's two Monrovia health units were better able to contain the flow of patients.
But late that Friday evening, the flow of patients was trailing off, allowing several doctors to seize their chance to catch up on much-needed sleep.
"To reduce pressures on hospitals and to keep a flow of patients coming in and leaving hospital, we need to manage the number of available beds more efficiently.
In Canada, where there have been 151 suspect cases and 6 deaths, more than 200 hospitals in Ontario Province have begun limiting the flow of patients and visitors.
It has been very busy; there has been a constant flow of patients.
About 10 of them die, according to the medical staff and the flow of patients observed.
Other studies have indicated that improving the flow of patients through care pathways and ensuring patients are cared for in the most appropriate setting are the best ways to get bed occupancy rates down, and improve the flow of patients from A&E to wards.
Figure 1 shows the flow of patients through the study.
