Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital’s Emergency Department Has Data-Driven Efficiency
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (HDV) is a 173–licensed bed private hospital and level I trauma center in…
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Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital’s Emergency Department Has Data-Driven Efficiency
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (HDV) is a 173–licensed bed private hospital and level I trauma center in... -
Careful Planning and Innovation Helped Washington Hospital Move Its Emergency Department
Washington Hospital Healthcare System (WHHS) in Fremont, California, had a very efficient emergency department that had long... -
Do Hallway and Other Non-Private Exams Negatively Affect Patient Encounters?
Emergency physicians often find themselves treating patients in settings that don’t provide sufficient privacy or confidentiality. These...
Careful Planning and Innovation Helped Washington Hospital Move Its Emergency Department
Washington Hospital Healthcare System (WHHS) in Fremont, California, had a very efficient emergency department that had long…
Do Hallway and Other Non-Private Exams Negatively Affect Patient Encounters?
Emergency physicians often find themselves treating patients in settings that don’t provide sufficient privacy or confidentiality. These…
Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s “Expedite to Excellence” Project Improve Wait Times and Performance Metrics
Hasbro Children’s Hospital (HCH) is a busy pediatric hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, and a teaching hospital…
Virginia Commonwealth University Improves Patient Flow Through “Vision in Action” Model
The emergency department at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond is one of the busiest teaching hospital…
Tips for Managing Heavy Workloads in the Emergency Department
At this very minute in emergency departments across the country, physicians and nurses are working hard, trying…
Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of…
Patient Flow Improvements to Boost Efficiency in Small Emergency Departments
The emergency department at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, wanted to take its operational performance…
Miriam Hospital’s FAST FORWARD>> Program Regains Lost Patient Flow Efficiencies
The Miriam Hospital is a 247-bed community hospital affiliated with the Warren Alpert School Medical School of…
Should Emergency Physicians Abandon Face-Mask Ventilation?
Face-mask ventilation is considered a fundamental procedural skill in emergency medicine. We have historically deployed it when…