Afterhours Endoscopy Needs Assessment Project

At VJH, endoscopies are done during bankers’ hours. Surgeons indicated that having the ability to scope on weekends would reduce wait times and potentially free up beds that are blocked when scopes are pending on an urgent basis. “Life or limb” scopes are prioritized and added on to the OR list, but OR availability for urgent but not life-threatening indications for scopes remains a barrier. Previous engagement indicated that nursing availability after hours and on weekends remains the biggest challenge. The intent of this project is to define the need through data collection, do a cost analysis for if this is implemented vs not and to look at established models that already exists in the Health Authority or beyond.

Physician Lead: Dr. Johann Schreve