Ridesharing as an Alternative to Ambulance Transport for Voluntary Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department

Introduction: Emergency department (ED) crowding is a growing problem. Psychiatric patients have long ED lengths of stay awaiting placement and transportation to a psychiatric facility after disposition. Methods: Retrospective analysis of length of ED stay after disposition for voluntary psychiatric...

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Main Authors: Andrea Blome, Jennifer Rosenbaum, Nicole Lucas, Kraftin Schreyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-04-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/26q198rn