Table 3. Representation to Emergency Department (ED) and disposition of bedspaced and GIM ward patients within 30 days of initial discharge.

Diagnosis	Bedspaced status	Description	Disposition
pneumonia	GIM	Chest discomfort	Readmitted to GIM
COPD	GIM	COPD	Readmitted to GIM
CHF	GIM	CHF	Readmitted to GIM
pneumonia	GIM	Unclear	Represented to ER and discharged home
COPD	GIM	Upper gastrointestinal bleed	Readmitted to GIM
COPD	GIM	Dyspnea	Represented to ER and discharged home
CHF	GIM	CHF	Readmitted to GIM
COPD	GIM	Unclear	Represented to ER and discharged home
COPD	GIM	COPD	Readmitted to GIM
COPD	GIM	COPD	Readmitted to GIM
COPD	GIM	Chest pain NYD	Represented to ER and discharged home
COPD	GIM	COPD	Represented to ER and discharged home
CHF	Offservice	Bowel Obstruction	Admitted to General Surgery
COPD	Offservice	Leg swelling NYD	Represented to ER and discharged home
COPD	Offservice	Unclear - referred to GI	Represented to ER and discharged home
CHF	Offservice	Foot fracture	Represented to ER and discharged home
COPD	Offservice	Dyspnea	Readmitted to GIM
CHF	Offservice	Epistaxis	Represented to ER and discharged home
COPD	Offservice	COPD	Admitted to Respirology
COPD	Offservice	Diarrhea	Readmitted to GIM