COVID-19 impact on ED boarding likely related to increased timeframe for patient disposition to admission, discharge, and transfer
Am J Emerg Med
.
2023 Nov:73:212-216.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.09.011.
Epub 2023 Sep 12.
Authors
Stanley Toy
1
,
Wen-Ta Chiu
2
,
John Chon
1
,
Wan-Yi Lin
3
,
Kaveh Aflakian
2
,
Pei-Chen Pan
4
,
Ting-Yun Jiang
5
,
Chia-Hsing Yeh
2
,
Su-Yen Wu
2
,
Jonathan Wu
6
Affiliations
1
AHMC Health System, Greater El Monte Community Hospital, 1701 Santa Anita Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733, USA.
2
COVID-19 Team, AHMC Health System, 500 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801, USA.
3
COVID-19 Team, AHMC Health System, 500 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801, USA. Electronic address: naomi.lin@ahmchealth.com.
4
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
5
Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
6
AHMC Health System, 500 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801, USA.
PMID:
37730453
DOI:
10.1016/j.ajem.2023.09.011
No abstract available
Keywords:
COVID-19; ED boarding; ED throughput; Emergency department.
Publication types
Letter