JD Supra4d
The Emergency Room—The Front Door to the Hospital (Fraud Schemes)?
Fraud related to hospital services – both inpatient and outpatient – has led to over $511 million in damages and hundreds of ...
Most U.S. hospital emergency rooms aren't prepared to treat children, study finds. Why?
A recent study of 4,840 emergency departments in the U.S. found that only 17.4% of ERs had a high level of readiness to treat ...
Grand Forks Herald7h
No disruptions reported during Altru's changeover to new hospital
Cory Geffre, executive vice president of hospital operations, reflects on the process of preparing for and carrying out the ...
Man accused of exposing himself in Aiken hospital emergency room
Aiken Department of Public Safety officers arrested Lester Jackson Padgett Jr., 67, on an indecent exposure charge. He's ...
Blank Children’s Hospital ER sees record high visits
DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Children’s Hospital’s emergency room has seen record high visits of children with winter illnesses this week. Dr. Amy Groen, an Emergency Room Physician at Blank Children’s ...
Daily Herald6d
Emergency room bypass rates spiked last year at area hospitals
Hospitals in the Chicago area diverted ambulances from emergency rooms last year at a rate almost double the year before.
Utah lawmakers want to raise the standards for freestanding emergency rooms around Utah
A bill that would set robust requirements for free-standing emergency rooms across the Wasatch Front advanced through the ...
Becker's Hospital Review2d
HCA Florida hospital opening 4th freestanding ER
Miami-based HCA Florida Kendall Hospital is opening a freestanding emergency room in Homestead, Fla. South Dade Emergency is the hospital's fourth freestanding ER, according to a Jan. 27 news release.
Maryland has the longest emergency room wait times in the country. New legislation aims to change that.
In response to the ongoing issues, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 1143, which established the Maryland ...