Case Presentation: A 23‐year‐old Asian female health care technician presented to the emergency department with left wrist pain, painful rash, fever, and occasional shortness of breath. She denied dysuria, vaginal discharge, sore throat, insect or animal bites, inappropriate exposure to body fluids, or history of STDs. She did have recent new tattoos. She was monogamous, […]

Background: At our Tertiary Care, Academic, Level 1 Trauma Center, length of stay (LOS) has increased over the past year. This has been associated with increased occupancy, increased boarding in the ED and increased volumes on the Medicine teams. In response, reducing LOS has has been targeted as a strategic priority for the institution. Existing […]