Anyone who is not in the medical profession and who has wandered into an emergency room may be baffled by the hours of waiting and the mysterious process by which nurses and doctors move patients ...

A triage aide who was the first to talk to a man who died during a 34-hour wait in a hospital's emergency room says he doesn't remember him at all — even though he looked in his direction many times ...

A new machine learning model developed by Mount Sinai researchers could reduce overcrowding in emergency departments, improve staff efficiencies and boost patient outcomes by informing ED ...

Four years into a D.C. program in which nurses answer some 911 calls, officials say it's making a difference and saving thousands of people unnecessary trips to the emergency room. News4 got an inside ...

In moments of acute pain, physical trauma and psychological distress, every minute spent in a hospital emergency department (ED) waiting room can seem like a lifetime. But what happens when the ...

Eloise Bailey woke up in her Southeast Washington home on June 30 with pain in her neck. Panic swept over her as she feared she might have broken a bone, so she dialed 911. “I didn’t want to eat. I ...

When a workplace injury occurs, employers with no medical training often must determine the severity of the injury and direct an employee to appropriate medical care. They may have to make on-the-spot ...

An emergency room triage tent has been set up in the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center parking lot off church street to help staff there deal with the surge in COVID-19 cases. As the number of ...

As 2026 gets underway, employers are already feeling the strain of one of the steepest health benefit cost increases in almost 15 years. With projected costs expected to rise by as much as 9%, ...