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Designated hospitals end patient roulette with direct emergency admissions

Emergency Room Roulette’ does not occur only in ambulances. Even after a patient arrives at a hospital’s emergency room, if the condition cannot be treated there, the patient must be transferred to a ...
Post and Courier

Guest editorial: ER patients are still being hurt by racial and gender biases

If you’re in pain and have to go to the emergency room, it’s good to be a white man. A new study finds that women who go to the ER for treatment of pain are less likely to get the needed pain ...
Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare use, costs higher for ER patients with adverse drug events

Emergency room patients who show up with adverse drug events use more services and are more expensive than ER patients who present for other reasons, according to a study published Friday in the ...

St. David's opens first emergency room in Manor, bringing care closer to residents

Look inside the first emergency room in Manor, where residents have had to travel to Austin, Round Rock or Pflugerville for ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Critical access hospital diverted ER patients after 1 staff member called in sick

Plymouth, N.C.-based Washington County Hospital’s emergency room was out of commission for several hours April 4 when just one employee got sick, according to a local news report from WITN. The ...
The Register-Guard

'8 to 14 hours in the ER': Survey highlights long waits after Eugene hospital closure

PeaceHealth patients are facing long emergency room waits, difficulty scheduling appointments and insufficient time with their health care providers, according to an Oregon Nurses Association survey ...