ACEP 2025 Impact Report

The ACEP 2025 Impact Report, “Forging Our Future,” highlights a year of aggressive advocacy with many wins for emergency physicians. We are protecting physician autonomy and strongly supporting new state laws limiting corporate interference in medicine. We led state and national efforts to tackle the boarding crisis, launched the Emergency Department Accreditation (EDAc) program, and much more.

“My term as president is laser-focused on ensuring that emergency physicians are respected for the care we provide, that we have the resources needed to provide that care, and that we are fairly reimbursed for that care,” said ACEP President L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP.  

The must-read report gives a strong overview of the value ACEP creates for members across the country.

“We exert the right kinds of pressure in the right places to get things done,” said Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP, immediate past president of ACEP.

Joe Sachs, MD, FACEP of “The Pitt” Named to TIME 100 Health List

Joe Sachs, MD, FACEP, emergency physician and writer/executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning medical drama “The Pitt,” has been named to the 2026 TIME100 Health list of influential leaders in health. Dr. Sachs was recognized for bringing the realities of emergency medicine to the public through authentic storytelling informed by frontline experience.

“‘The Pitt’ gives everyone a rare and authentic view of what it’s like to practice emergency medicine. This show offers a unique glimpse of the humanity of emergency care and what it takes to heal people within a broken system,” said ACEP President L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP. “The nation’s emergency physicians are incredibly proud of the show and grateful for the chance to be seen for who we are, the challenges we face, and the work we do every day.” 

Dr. Sachs recently joined Noah Wyle, executive producer, writer, director and star of “The Pitt,” and Mel Herbert, MD, FACEP, writer and advisor, for an ACEP25 exclusive panel discussion moderated by Dr. Cirillo.

NYACEP-Supported Law Strengthens ED Security and Violence Prevention

A new law championed by the New York Cchapter of ACEP (NYACEP) requires hospitals in the state to establish violence prevention programs. The legislation (A203A and S5294A), scheduled to take effect in September 2026, requires the programs to include annual workplace safety assessments in accordance with regulatory requirements established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a security presence in the emergency department.