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June 1, 2001 | Program Result
The University of Arizona College of Medicine developed and tested a model program to train paramedics to treat children with special health care needs at the scene instead of transporting them to an emergency facility.
January 1, 2000 | Book
In this RWJF Anthology chapter, writer, book reviewer, and radio and television commentator Digby Diehl takes a look back at the Emergency Medical Services Program.
September 23, 2002 | News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a new program, Urgent Matters. The $4.6 million program is designed to reduce emergency department crowding and to assess the condition of the health care safety net.
March 29, 2006 | News Release
Recommended Reading Why Do Parents Bring Children to the Emergency Department for Nonurgent Conditions? Does Lack of a Usual Source of Care or Health Insurance Increase the Likelihood of an Emergency Department Visit?: Results of a National Populati ...
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, funded the expansion of Project OPEN (Older Persons' Emergency Response Network).
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
During 1994 and 1995, staff at Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition in Sedona, Ariz., expanded a volunteer-run caregiver's coalition to serve more elderly people in the Sedona, Ariz., area, and expand its geographic reach.
May 7, 2008 | News Release
This issue brief released by the Center for Studying Health System Change focuses on hospital EDs that are faced with patients seeking care for non-urgent issues that could be treated in alternative settings such as physician offices.
November 13, 2012 | Program Result
From November 2010 through March 2012, the California Quality Collaborative (CQC) conducted an evaluation of its regional improvement effort aimed at reducing unnecessary services and engaging physicians in improving efficiency of resource use.
February 1, 2011 | Report
Urgent Matters Learning Network II final report shares case studies, results, success and lessons learned.
May 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
"I saw the worst and the best of humanity in one week," Carolyn Hayes writes. "I want to make sure my nurse colleagues know how proud I was to be among them and how grateful I am to be a nurse. That week, I was especially proud to be a Boston nurse."