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NRC Health names winner of new award recognizing critical access facilities

NRC Health

The post NRC Health names winner of new award recognizing critical access facilities appeared first on NRC Health. NRC Health is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Consumer Loyalty Awards and the Excellence in Patient Experience Awards.

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What are Children’s Lives Worth (to Save)?

EM Literature of Note

For example, how direct is the correlation between “readiness” based on certain equipment and pediatric survival, if the ED in question is a critical access hospital with low annual census? The likelihood of imprecision is magnified as the estimates are combined.

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Sickle Cell Disease in the ED

EB Medicine

Eckler, MD discuss the August 2024 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Epidemiology Common Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease in the ED Screening and Diagnosis Differences Epidemiology: 200,000 ED Visits Annually, 85% for Pain Pathophysiology Life Expectancy and Complications (..)

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Research Returns Spotlight to Physician ED Coverage

ACEP Now

Most EDs (307 [89%] of 344) were in a critical access hospital (CAH); 248 (72%) were rural, and 6 (2%) were freestanding. The NEDI-USA database includes basic ED characteristics such as annual visit volume, critical access hospital (CAH) status, rural location, and freestanding ED status. emergency department.

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Timothy C. Peck, MD – Full Interview

ACEP Now

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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Meet the Emergency Physicians Running for Congress

ACEP Now

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

ACEP Now

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.