ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Some groups and practices have explored the option, understand what they’re getting into and have concluded that that they’re going to work together to get better outcomes under a unionized model. MCCORMICK: I really love pediatrics, I love working with kids. It may not be for everybody. It has clearly made sense for those groups.

Telemedicine 105

Telemedicine Critical Access Hospitals Emergency Department 105

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

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.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

1 The letter detailed ED physician stories, highlighting the preventable harms from boarding, crowding, long waits, staff shortages, burnout, and the disproportionate impact on behavioral health and pediatric populations. ED crowding and boarding are causing patient experiences and outcomes to worsen. Accessed July 13, 2023.

Military 98

Military Emergency Department Hospitals Leadership 98

Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

Case 4 3 year old unresponsive You are working as solo coverage in a critical access hospital. Instructions on how to drain additional CSF are provided to the intrepid flight team when they arrive and the patient is whisked away to a tertiary care center with pediatric neurosurgery. Pediatr Emerg Care. Lancet Neurol.

Seizures 52

Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52

EM Literature of Note

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

There are surveys of subsets of emergency departments regarding “ readiness “, which involve questions such as the presence of pediatric-sized airway devices and staff dedicated to upkeep of various pediatric support. Then, they use these data and salary estimates to come up with the institutional costs of readiness.

Pediatrics 87

Pediatrics Emergency Department Critical Access Outcomes 87