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Emergency rooms are often overcrowded, urgent care centers are readily available, and primary care doctors can be booked weeks in advance.
The Rural Emergency Hospital license Graber and others are working on would increase the government’s reimbursement rates for Medicare and Medicaid patients treated in an emergency room.
A 9-year-old boy lived for weeks in a hospital emergency room, dressed in paper scrubs, because his parents couldn't handle him and the state's social services agency had nowhere to place him.
Urgent care or ER? With ‘one-stop shop,’ hospitals offer both under same roof. Hospitals are partnering with a private-equity-backed company to offer emergency and urgent care in one building.
However, in my home of emergency medicine, ... ER physicians must cater to the kaleidoscope of needs for 20 or more patients. What patients act out, they require immediate attention.
The freestanding emergency department at Parkland is 40 yards away from its main emergency room and operates under the same license, according to Michael Malaise, the spokesperson for Parkland Health.
Does Medicare cover emergency room visits? Medically reviewed by Isabelle Phan, PharmD — Written by Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA — Updated on May 22, 2025 Parts and coverage ...
Analysis shows one in six ER visits in 2022 had a wait of four or more hours. Experts warn the boarding issue will worsen as those 65 and older in the U.S. with dementia grows.
Lehigh Valley Health Network officials host a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Bethlehem for the expansion of Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg’s emergency room.
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