ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia closed in 2019, a year and a half after it was acquired along with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children by private equity (PE) firm Paladin Healthcare Capital for 170 million dollars. 14 Dr. Stinson remembers what it was like to work for a PE-owned hospital early in her career. “I

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In addition to 7 commendation resolutions and 12 memorial resolutions, the following non-bylaws resolutions were adopted: 19- Scientific Assembly Vendor Transparency (as amended) 20- Emergency Medicine Research Mentorship Network (as substituted) 21- Mitigation of Competition for Procedures Between Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians and Other Learners (..)

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Academics Emergency Department Critical Access Pediatrics 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 5, 2021

Garreth Debiegun is an emergency physician at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME and clinical assistant professor with Tufts University School of Medicine. He also works at an urgent care and a rural critical access hospital. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Stroke Urgent Care Critical Access Outcomes 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Johnson, MD ( Community EM, Salina Regional Health Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EM-CCM); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 40-year-old woman presents to a rural emergency department (ED) with left leg pain and swelling for the past 5 days.

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Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS 97

Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

Case 1 Fussy 1 month old A 1-month-old (ex-34 week premature) infant comes to your emergency department for fussiness. After a several week NICU stay for prematurity, the infant has been generally healthy and this is his first trip back to the hospital since discharge. More on this below as we work through a few cases….

Seizures 52

Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52

RebelEM

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Background: Pneumothorax management is a common clinical condition in the emergency department (ED) occurring in patients of varying ages and caused by multiple etiologies, including spontaneous, traumatic, and iatrogenic pneumothorax. Regardless of the cause, a thoracostomy is often required for treatment (Currie 2007 ). Air is Air?

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Outcomes Hospitals Research Critical Access 52

ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergency department (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.

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Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

In November 2022, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 34 organizations, asking to convene stakeholders to identify solutions to address the emergency department (ED) boarding crisis.1 Even more so, nurses left practice or migrated to non-hospital settings.

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Military Hospitals Emergency Department Leadership 98

EM Literature of Note

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This article regarding the cost of upgrading emergency departments to be “ready” for sick children has been bouncing around in the background since its publication, with some initial lay press coverage. The likelihood of imprecision is magnified as the estimates are combined.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Critical Access Outcomes 87

EB Medicine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Ashley Weisman, MD about her career in rural emergency medicine, and the February 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Emergency Department Interview with Dr. Ashley Wiseman Introduction of Dr. Wiseman: Emergency physician specializing in rural ER.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

Youre working the night shift in a rural critical access hospital in the Midwest when a 36-year-old, 31-week primigravida patient with no known prior medical history presents with a mild headache. You call the nearest hospital, but because they dont have a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), they advise you to call another one.

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OB/GYN Seizures Stroke Hospitals 52