The emergency observation and assessment ward
作者： Maartje E. Zonderland , David A. Stanford , Michael W. Carter , Richard J. Boucherie
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摘要: A recent development to reduce ED crowding and increase urgent patient admissions is the opening of an Emergency Observation Assessment Ward (EOA Ward). At these wards patients are temporarily hospitalized until they can be transferred inpatient bed. In this paper we present overflow model evaluate effect employing EOA on elective admissions.
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