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

AUGUST 22, 2023

In an environment in which patients may have their entire work-up in the waiting room, or attend a critical access hospital staffed by non-emergency physicians, or lack the financial support to follow up with an appropriate specialist, a pragmatic approach to care is required.

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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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RebelEM

DECEMBER 1, 2022

875 patients from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America RCTs or retrospective cohort studies Strengths Researchers followed PRISMA guidelines. 875 patients from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America RCTs or retrospective cohort studies Strengths Researchers followed PRISMA guidelines. Air is Air?

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have become leaders in achieving cost efficiency in health care, predominantly through implementation of new processes and research findings, enabling us to achieve significant financial savings. However, such a view overlooks two critical facts. Stiell IG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:2510-8. Schonfeld D, et al.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

Four level-1 US trauma centers participated in the study where the inclusion criteria were trauma patients who were within 2 hours of their injury and were transported to the trauma center from either the field or another hospital. The primary outcome was head injury-related death in-hospital within 28 days of injury.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

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. Case 4 3 year old unresponsive You are working as solo coverage in a critical access hospital. He has a weak cry and you notice bulging fontanelles.

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