Doctors aren't the only ones who stand to benefit from the lounge revival. Burnaby Hospital
in British Columbia has been “undergoing a re-engagement process” since 2017 to …

Delayed access to inpatient beds for admitted patients contributes significantly to emergency
department (ED) boarding and crowding, which have been associated with deleterious …

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commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article …

After nearly 24 hours in a waiting room chair, an elderly man approached the emergency
department (ED) staff to ask a favor for his sick wife.“Can I go down to Target and purchase …

Discharge lounges enable the swift movement of patients imminently awaiting hospital
discharge, to free beds without delay. This Qualitative Yin-Style Case Study describes the …

A dwindling number of emergency physicians can remember the phrase “Emergency Room
Medicine.” I can still recall practice in a true Emergency “Room”: 3 gurneys separated by …

This column presents the development of a Departure Lounge at Cedars Sinai Medical
Center as a mechanism to assist in addressing capacity constraints. Departure lounges …

PURPOSE: Transitions of care have been identified as an important point in care, where
medical errors and clinical deterioration may occur. Transfers of previously critically ill …

Boarding is the primary contributor to crowding, 1 and is a key indicator of health system
functioning. The Joint Commission identified boarding times more than 4 hours as a patient …

You may have read of the unfortunate man who died after 43 hospitals declined his transfer,
largely due to the number of COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The current …