Emergency Medicine News

State Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, addresses the North Idaho Pachyderm Club at Jonesy's restaurant on Sherman Avenue this morning, discussing the state-run exchange, which has upset some local Republicans who oppose Obamacare entirely.

A $50 million fundraising campaign for Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital was publically launched this week at a high-energy, multimedia event at the Candlewood Inn in Brookfield, Connecticut.

From the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH ; Departments of Neurology , and Emergency Medicine , University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA ; and Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University, St.

National Emergency Medical Services Week, designed to recognize emergency personnel - including call takers, dispatchers, EMTs, paramedics, emergency room physicians and others who work to save lives - is being recognized in the District.

Hospital emergency departments play a growing role in the U.S. health care system, accounting for a rising proportion of hospital admissions and serving increasingly as an advanced diagnostic center for primary care physicians, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing.

THE five health boards providing care for people in South Wales and South Powys have been asked to launch a formal public consultation about the future of four hospital services.

Dr James Price, left, clinical director of emergency medicine, and Dr Stephen Richards, chief operating officer of the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, at the John Radcliffe Hospital's A&E department THE man in charge of the John Radcliffe Hospital 's accident and emergency department has apologised for long waiting times and promised they ... (more)

All of the patients at Moore Medical Center survived the city's devastating tornado, thanks to one emergency room physician's plan.

A new place for medical care opened in Mason today. It's designed to provide many of the same services you can get in an emergency room, without the same expensive co-pay. Local 12's Liz Bonis, asks the experts at TriHeath to tell us more about it.

AN air ambulance charity, which operates in South Derbyshire, has appointed a full-time doctor to accompany crews on emergency call outs.

When Carter Rosengarten was 2, he gripped a Matchbox car and, mimicking the Kung Fu Panda, whacked his mother across the face.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that the race and sex of study personnel can influence a patient's decision on whether or not to participate in clinical research.

Hospital emergency departments play a growing role in the U.S. health care system, accounting for a rising proportion of hospital admissions and serving increasingly as an advanced diagnostic center for primary care physicians, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Staff Photo by Stacey Hairston: Carilion's Lifeguard 10 helicopter flew into Franklin County to let FCHS's EMT class get a first-hand look at the equipment on board.

PORTLAND District Health's capacity to handle emergency cases is being improved through a new training program.

THE Royal Oldham Hospital says disruption will be kept to a minimum during the 3.5 million redevelopment of its accident and emergency department.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that the race and sex of study personnel can influence a patient's decision on whether or not to participate in clinical research.

It has been widely reported this week that A&E departments right across the country are busier than ever before.

CHICAGO The American Academy of Pediatrics announced its partnership today with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians .