The emergency department serves as the primary driver of admit volume in most hospitals, accounting for more than half of hospital admissions on average. If an ED fails to function efficiently — ...

"We are the masters of unscheduled care," says one emergency medicine leader. Efforts to stem patient flow should be undertaken while recognizing the patient's role in the decision to seek treatment.

“Because so much of the hospital’s performance flows through the ED, the ripple effects of these challenges extend far beyond one department,” Shupe notes. “Patient experience, inpatient throughput, ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Emergency medicine has been plagued for decades by two significant issues. First, the issue of emergency department overcrowding and second, extended ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- The emergency department is the front door of the hospital-and increasingly, it's where the pressures facing healthcare converge first and most forcefully.