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Meet the Emergency Physicians Running for Congress

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DR. PECK: Right here in Indiana and District 9, I have several critical access hospitals that are part of the consolidation effort of other systems. Those reserves are used much more for pavilions and surgery centers in wealthy suburbs and urban areas and less so in rural areas and critical access hospitals.

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Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver

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Added benefit would accrue when a pediatric patient avoids CT images, thereby decreasing the potential risk for a subsequent cancer. Brian Zink captured a wonderful initial vision statement for our specialty with the title of his book, “Anyone, Anything, Anytime,” which documented the history of our specialty. N Engl J Med. 2018;6:1-7.

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

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Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state. One of the major areas of focus must be on the distribution of emergency physicians with opportunities within residency to have substantive rural and critical access experience.