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2. Senior Emergency Department - Wikipedia

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   The nation's first "Senior Emergency Department" was created at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2008 and designed by Dr. Bill Thomas. [4] In addition to building a $150,000 enclosed ER for older adults, Holy Cross retrained nursing and emergency doctors in geriatrics and provided a full-time social worker.

3. Emergency rooms fill up fast. Here are top 10 reasons why ...

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   According to numbers gathered from the CDC, more than 12 million people go to the ER each year for stomach and abdominal issues. Emergency rooms fill up fast. Here are top 10 reasons why people ...

4. Granny dumping - Wikipedia

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   Granny dumping (informal) is a form of modern senicide.The term was introduced in the early 1980s by professionals in the medical and social work fields. Granny dumping is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the abandonment of an elderly person in a public place such as a hospital or nursing home, especially by a relative". [1]

5. Acute care - Wikipedia

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   A federal law known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) "requires most hospitals to provide an examination and needed stabilizing treatment, without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay, when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition." [5]

6. Emergency service response codes - Wikipedia

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   Code 1: A time critical event with response requiring lights and siren. This usually is a known and going fire or a rescue incident. Code 2: Unused within the Country Fire Authority. Code 3: Non-urgent event, such as a previously extinguished fire or community service cases (such as animal rescue or changing of smoke alarm batteries for the ...

7. Does Medicare cover emergency room visits? - AOL

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   Medicare plans have different parts that cover various emergency room services. Unless a doctor admits a person to the hospital, Part B will generally cover most emergency room (ER)-related costs.