One in four ER patients waits over four hours for a hospital bed, even during non-peak months. Nearly 5% of admitted patients ...

About 49% of people are unaware of one or more vaccines recommended for them. Further, 86% have not received one or more of ...

Patients are being left waiting for a bed with life-threatening conditions like sepsis, pneumonia, kidney infection, heart attack and stroke.

Its emergency department director told the investigators that its two-hour goal was “not always attainable” when doctors were busy, the state report said.

Emergency department efficiency should be among the top concerns of a CMO. According to Anderson, a CMO should be an advocate to promote efficiency generally and specifically in the emergency rooms.

While 8,000 65-year-olds sign up for Medicare every day, they use emergency departments at about the same rate as those in the 50- to 60-year-old age group. That changes with advancing age: ...