Overcrowded ERs: analysis of the phenomenon and managing proposals

The “overcrowding” in Emergency Departments (EDs) and its potentially negative consequences, is a well known phenomenon in western countries. The causes of this phenomenon in this area are: constantly decreased number of hospital beds, increased number of ED visits and demographi...

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Main Authors: Gianfranco Cervellin, Mario Cavazza, Gianni Rastelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-06-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1203