Search Tag: emergency departments

ICU Management

New-award-winning-lead-nurse-appointed-for-the-nrc

2023 06 Dec

 A highly experienced and award-winning nurse who has worked in Emergency Departments in London has been appointed Lead Nurse for the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC).   Rebecca Kenny, who has a wealth of experience of working across a wide range of clinical disciplines, including one of London’s busy major trauma centres, has joined the NRC...Read more

ICU Management

Ai-in-the-er-this-software-engineer-turned-doctor-helped-design-a-new-ultrasound-tool

2019 01 Nov

Each year, Emergency Departments (ED) across the United States see more than 145 million visits, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Nearly two-and-a-half million ED patients end up getting some kind of diagnostic exam, like ultrasound, that confirms if a hospital stay is needed. In highly populated areas, doctors often struggle...Read more

Executive Health Management

New-philips-technology-to-empower-emergency-departments

2017 19 Jul

Philips innovation in advanced health technology is delivering next generation Minicare point-of-care-in-vitro diagnostics systems to help support improved clinical decision-making that will ultimately benefit physicians, patients and hospital systems.   Such devices can help deal with the biggest issue that emergency departments face on a dailybasis...Read more

Cardiology Management

Single-troponin-t-result-could-safely-rule-out-mi-in-the-ed

2017 18 Apr

High-sensitivity assays for cardiac troponin T can quickly and safely rule out myocardial infarction (MI) in patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with possible emergency acute coronary syndrome, according to a meta-analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine. A single troponin T concentration below the limit of detection in combination...Read more

IMAGING Management

Surge-in-ct-for-minor-injuries-in-california

2016 19 Jan

A new study shows increased use of CTs in patients with non-serious injuries, such as fractures or neck strain, treated in emergency departments at California hospitals. The UCSF-led study, which tracked the use of the imaging from 2005 to 2013, found that CTs were more likely to be ordered in hospitals that were designated high-level trauma centres....Read more

Executive Health Management

4-ways-to-streamline-er-use

2016 18 Jan

In a commentary published in Becker's Hospital Review , Chis Van Goder, the CEO of Scripp's Health highlights that emergency departments face the  problem of increased load of non-emergency patients.  Despite the fact that hospitals and healthcare systems have been consistently expanding or building new emergency departments, they are still not...Read more