As health care systems across the country face increasing demand, patients are encouraged to better understand when to seek ...

Emergency departments in England don't seem to be set up to meet the basic care needs of frail older patients, suggest the findings of a small qualitative study published online in the Emergency ...

While 8,000 65-year-olds sign up for Medicare every day, they use emergency departments at about the same rate as those in the 50- to 60-year-old age group. That changes with advancing age: ...

Its emergency department director told the investigators that its two-hour goal was “not always attainable” when doctors were busy, the state report said.

The moral and clinical imperative for emergency departments to address substance use disorders is clear and pressing. If they don't, the threat of legal liability may spur long overdue change.

A nurse talked to a patient in an emergency department hallway at Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore., on Aug. 20, 2021. Andrew Selsky/Associated Press ...