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NewsAggressive ER building, marketing may not be a cure
Although some hospitals are cutting down on emergency services due to a weakened economy, other hospitals are ramping up emergency care by building free-standing emergency rooms (ER) or entire Read more...
Hospital CEO treated at own ER pushes to streamline department
Nothing drives change more than a senior leader who has seen the other side of the customer experience. After a hospital's CEO was admitted to the ER at her hospital and found it wanting, plans are Read more...
GuitarGirl RN - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For
Who: GuitarGirl RN Blog: Adventures of GuitarGirl RN About the blogger: She is a self-described guitar and bass playing rock-and-roll emergency room RN. What makes this blog so fierce? GuitarGirl RN Read more...
Wait times at emergency departments continue to increase nationwide
The state of emergency care in the U.S. might be much improved if every state followed the lead of Wisconsin. The Badger State not only ranks ninth in the nation in terms of time spent in emergency Read more...
EDs share strategies for slashing wait time
Thanks to revamping the way it handles emergency care, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Texas expects to boost its ED visits by one-third in the coming year, reports the Dallas Morning News. Most of the Read more...
How should hospitals deal with long waits?
Hospital officials at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital say they need more beds to handle the excessive number of patients who need care. They have their fingers crossed that a bond measure on the Read more...
| Press ReleasesEMERGENCY PATIENTS SUFFERING ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS USE MORE HEALTH CARE SERVICES, COST SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN OTHER ER PATIENTSFor Immediate Release Contact: Julie LloydFebruary 28, 2011 202-728-0610 x. 3010 www.annemergmed.com twitter.com/emergencydocs Washington, DC- Patients who come to the emergency department with an Read more >> 'Boarding' Admitted Patients in the ER Associated with Higher Rates of Patients Leaving Without TreatmentFor more information and interviews with Dr. Schneider, contact Brian Ruberry, 301-948-1709, br@allhealthpr.com. Las Vegas, Sept. 30—When emergency patients who are “boarded,” Read more >> Doctor's Office Not Always First Choice When People Become Ill or InjuredEMBARGOED UNTIL:
September 7, 2010
12:01 a.m. ET MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kay Campbell, Burness Communications
301.652.1558 |kcampbell@burnesscommunications.com Sue Ducat at Health Affairs 301.841.9962 Read more >> |
