Social Emergency Medicine: Embracing the Dual Role of the Emergency Department in Acute Care and Population Health

Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Jul;68(1):21-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.01.005. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

Authors

Erik S Anderson¹, Dennis Hsieh², Harrison J Alter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital-Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, and the Andrew Levitt Center for Social Emergency Medicine, Berkeley, CA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Electronic address: esoremanderson@gmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital-Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA, and the Andrew Levitt Center for Social Emergency Medicine, Berkeley, CA.

PMID: 26921967
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.01.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications
Cocaine-Related Disorders / complications
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
Food Service, Hospital
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Ill-Housed Persons
Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
Male
Opioid-Related Disorders / complications
Organizational Policy
Population Health*
Renal Dialysis
Social Support*
Social Work Department, Hospital / organization & administration
Social Work Department, Hospital / statistics & numerical data