Emergency departments nationwide face mounting pressure, from rising patient acuity to staffing shortages and operational inefficiencies. In a recent discussion hosted by Becker’s Healthcare and ...

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For a long time, waiting has been almost synonymous with emergency departments in American hospitals. But hospitals are streamlining their emergency departments to reduce waiting times as EDs continue ...

Like many health systems, Allentown, Pennsylvania-based Lehigh Valley Health Network had been facing the problem of long wait times in its emergency departments. To confront the problem, Lehigh Valley ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The May 2025 issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing features a heavy emphasis on one of the most pivotal parts of every emergency department visit: ...

Background: Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) currently face inacceptable delays in initial treatment, and long, costly hospital stays due to suboptimal initial triage and ...

In emergency medicine, triage differentiates patients who require immediate attention from those who can safely wait for care. When it comes to children's mental or behavioral health, however, triage ...