Meeting
Abstract Number: 265
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospitals increasingly face capacity strain and challenges with patient flow, leading to emergency department (ED) crowding, ED boarding, and threats to patient safety and quality of care. ED boarding occurs from the time of the decision to admit until the patient arrives in an inpatient bed and is affected by many factors including discharge […]
Abstract Number: 402
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Inter-hospital transfers are integral to a functioning health care network. Critical access, rural, and community hospitals established in sparsely populated territories are unable to support tertiary care infrastructure and rely on academic centers for consultation and transfer. Transfers comprise an estimated 3.5% of inpatient admissions (1), owing in part to increased procedural specialization concentrated […]
Abstract Number: 483
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 67-year-old gentleman with medical history significant for alcohol use presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with hallucinations and tremors. His last drink was the day prior. In the ED, he was tremulous, tachycardic, hypertensive and confused. He was admitted and placed on the alcohol withdrawal protocol with diazepam. At discharge, he was evaluated […]