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Managing Emergency Department Overcrowding

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2009
Emergency department (ED) crowding and ambulance diversion has been an increasingly significant national problem for more than a decade. More than 90% of hospital ED directors reported overcrowding as a problem resulting in patients in hallways, full occupancy of ED beds, and long waits, occurring several times a week.
Jonathan S Olshaker
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Markers of Overcrowding in a Pediatric Emergency Department [PDF]

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, 2010
Abstract Objectives:  The objective of this study was to identify markers of overcrowding in pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) according to expert opinion and then to use statistical methods to further explore the underlying construct of overcrowding.
Antonia S Stang   +2 more
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Frequent Overcrowding in U.S. Emergency Departments

Academic Emergency Medicine, 2001
Abstract. Objective: To describe the definition, extent, and factors associated with overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) in the United States as perceived by ED directors. Methods: Surveys were mailed to a random sample of EDs in all 50 states. Questions included ED census, frequency, impact, and determination of overcrowding.
Richard L. Kravitz   +2 more
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Emergency Department Overcrowding and Children

Pediatric Emergency Care, 2007
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has been a serious issue on the national agenda for the past 2 decades and is rapidly becoming an increasingly significant problem for children. The goal of this report is to focus on the issues of overcrowding that directly impact children.
Mark A, Hostetler   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Overcrowding In Emergency Department

Experimental and Applied Medical Science, 2023
With the increase in the ED crowd, the satisfaction of the ED employees decreases and it leads to burnout in the ED health workers. At the same time, the waiting time of patients for examination increases, the quality of health care provided to patients decreases, which reduces patient satisfaction. In addition, as the crowd increases, there are delays
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