April 29, 2025
Article: Emergency Medicine Experts Separate ‘Myth’ from Reality in ED Boarding
There’s a longstanding notion in healthcare that patients with low-acuity conditions are a key driver of overcrowding and boarding in emergency departments – one that emergency medicine experts describe as a misconception that distracts from real solutions.
For years, efforts to ease strain on emergency departments have centered on the idea that healthcare providers should do more to educate patients on when it is appropriate to visit the ED versus an urgent care clinic, or that more urgent care centers should be built near high-volume Eds.
While well intentioned, emergency medicine experts say these efforts are ineffective because they are solely focused on ED input factors, rather than systematic issues across the broader healthcare delivery ecosystem.
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