Implementing a Second-Level Observation Unit at a Large Academic Medical Center

South Med J. 2021 May;114(5):322-325. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001241.

Authors

Padageshwar R Sunkara¹, William C Lippert¹, Gary E Rosenthal¹, Brian C Hiestand¹, John Blalock¹, Chi C Huang¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

PMID: 33942120
DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001241

Abstract

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MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers / organization & administration*
Advisory Committees
Clinical Observation Units / organization & administration*
Communication
Hospital Bed Capacity
Humans
Patient Care Team / organization & administration
Program Development