Hospital breaks ground on another emergency room for North Augusta area

Aiken Regional Medical Center broke ground on a new free-standing emergency room that will provide 24-hour emergency care to ...
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There’s a growing emergency in the emergency room, study warns

One in four ER patients waits over four hours for a hospital bed, even during non-peak months. Nearly 5% of admitted patients wait 24+ hours in emergency departments during winter. Boarding times have ...
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Study: 1 in 3 youth with mental health crisis spends over 12 hours in emergency department waiting for psychiatric bed

Approximately 1 in 3 pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits resulting in admission or transfer exceeded 12 hours, and over 1 in 8 exceeded 24 hours, according to estimates based on ...
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Is Emergency Intubation Safe in Trauma Care?

Endotracheal intubation in the emergency department is linked to shorter 24-hour survival and a higher early mortality rate ...
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Emergency Doctors Call for Focus on 12-Hour Waiting Times

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to the Darzi report on the state of the NHS in England by calling for a greater focus on reducing the numbers of patients waiting 12 hours in ...
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One in three youth with mental health crisis spent over 12 hours in emergency department waiting for psychiatric bed

Approximately one in three pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits resulting in admission or transfer exceeded 12 hours, and over one in eight exceeded 24 hours, according to ...