Reducing ambulance diversion: A multihospital approach

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-108

  Lagoe, Ronald J ^a   Kohlbrenner, Janis C ^b   Hall, Leslie D ^c   Roizen, Michael ^d   Nadle, Patricia A ^e   Hunt, Richard C ^d  

^a Hospital Executive Council   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d University Hospital   (United States)

^e CROUSE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulances; Emergency medical services; Hospital emergency departments

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037234001     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390937184     Document Type: Article

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