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April 11, 2013 | Journal Article
The sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with frequent ED use within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are examined in this study.
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.
May 18, 2011 | Journal Article
This nationwide study analyzed market and hospital characteristics associated with the closure of emergency departments from 1990 to 2009. Emergency departments in safety-net and for-profit hospitals were less likely to remain open.
February 25, 2011 | Program Result
Urgent Matters was a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that aimed to relieve emergency department overcrowding, improve patient care and increase patient satisfaction.
February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
Stony Brook University Medical Center developed and implemented a standardized process with tracking and accountability for emergency department (ED) consult requests.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Emergency department staff at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu and three partner institutions instructed pediatric asthma patients and their parents in asthma management.
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.
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.