Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point

by Institute of Medicine

Book Overview

Today our emergency care system faces an epidemic of crowded emergency departments, patients boarding in hallways waiting to be admitted, and daily ambulance diversions. Hospital-Based Emergency Care addresses the difficulty of balancing the roles of hospital-based emergency and trauma care, not simply urgent and lifesaving care, but also safety net care for uninsured patients, public health surveillance, disaster preparation, and adjunct care...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309101735
• ISBN13: 9780309101738
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.1"