La Mesa, CA - March 30: At Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 in La Mesa, CA., Michelle Christensen, an RN assigned to the ER as a GEM (geriatric emergency medicine) gives an ...

It may be possible to give older people better care during emergency room (ER) visits while keeping costs down for insurers and hospitals. A recent study revealed that geriatric nurse specialist ...

Geriatric patients now spend an average of 10.5 hours less in the ER than before, and 28 per cent fewer are admitted. Like Maria Pastore, who the team is determined to get safely on her way by the ...

Quicker diagnosis of heart attacks and strokes is just one of the many enhancements in the newly expanded emergency ...

Its geriatric emergency department, which first opened in 2019, ... “When complex older adults come to the emergency room, they need more. They want more,” Dr. Saxena said.

Susan Nelson was recently a patient inside UCSD’s geriatric ER. She noticed things like non-slip floors, easily-accessible amenities, and specially-trained staff.

Adventist Health Sonora has achieved Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians. This accreditation means that the hospital’s emergency ...

In the U.S., there are about 500 accredited geriatric emergency departments, ... At Glen Cove Hospital on Long Island, a third of the people who arrive in the ER are over the age of 65.

Banner-UMC Tucson's ER is geriatric accredited, provides targeted care for seniors. Carmen Duarte Feb 22, 2020 Feb 22, 2020 Updated Mar 12, 2020; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email ...

Analysis shows one in six ER visits in 2022 had a wait of four or more hours. Experts warn the boarding issue will worsen as those 65 and older in the U.S. with dementia grows.