Emergency department overcrowding and inpatient boarding: A statewide glimpse in time

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1386-1391

  Felton, Brent M ^a   Reisdorff, Earl J ^a   Krone, Christopher N ^b   Laskaris, Gus A ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bristol Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c Willis Knighton Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CROWDING; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BED OCCUPANCY; CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICHIGAN; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 83655196929     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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