Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization
Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a common and worldwide phenomenon, widely reported even by the non-specialist press. It contributes to a number of consequences that can affect both the number of resources available and the quality of care. Strategies to address this incriminating sit...
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Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a common and worldwide phenomenon, widely reported even by the non-specialist press. It contributes to a number of consequences that can affect both the number of resources available and the quality of care. Strategies to address this incriminating situation for patients, nurses, doctors, and hospital administrators are urgently needed. For this reason, and based on the input from the Ministry of Health, a series of projects and procedures have been developed in various Italian regions, aimed at reducing the waiting times and the diagnostic-therapeutic process of patients arriving in the ED. In this article, we will examine the main critical issues within EDs and discuss the most impactful strategies and solutions to manage these difficulties.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c5e6df45a384c18869ab3fc0192f92b2024-03-21T20:45:53ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522024-03-0118110.4081/itjm.2024.1714Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganizationChiara Busti0Roberto Marchetti1Manuel Monti2Emergency Department, AUSL UMBRIA1 Gubbio, Gualdo Tadino Hospital, PerugiaVilla Maraini Foundation, RomeEmergency Department, AUSL UMBRIA1 Gubbio, Gualdo Tadino Hospital, Perugia Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a common and worldwide phenomenon, widely reported even by the non-specialist press. It contributes to a number of consequences that can affect both the number of resources available and the quality of care. Strategies to address this incriminating situation for patients, nurses, doctors, and hospital administrators are urgently needed. For this reason, and based on the input from the Ministry of Health, a series of projects and procedures have been developed in various Italian regions, aimed at reducing the waiting times and the diagnostic-therapeutic process of patients arriving in the ED. In this article, we will examine the main critical issues within EDs and discuss the most impactful strategies and solutions to manage these difficulties. https://www.italjmed.org/ijm/article/view/1714Emergency departmentovercrowdingmanagementcrowdingemergency service |
| spellingShingle | Chiara Busti Roberto Marchetti Manuel Monti Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization Italian Journal of Medicine Emergency department overcrowding management crowding emergency service |
| title | Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization |
| title_full | Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization |
| title_fullStr | Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization |
| title_short | Overcrowding in emergency departments: strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization |
| title_sort | overcrowding in emergency departments strategies and solutions for an effective reorganization |
| topic | Emergency department overcrowding management crowding emergency service |
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