The impact of two freestanding emergency departments on a tertiary care center

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1127-1131

  Simon, Erin L ^a,b   Griffin, Peter L ^a   Jouriles, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency admissions; emergency medicine; freestanding emergency department; overcrowding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84870399127     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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