Stories Tagged as
Emergency room
When should patients be admitted to a hospital through the ER?
by
Blake Farmer
Oct 20, 2022
A hospital giant faces questions about whether it's been too quick to admit patients to the hospital from the emergency room.
A rural community loses its hospital — a standalone ER fills the gap
May 14, 2019
Quick thinking and a $2.2 million investment preserved the emergency room.
ER bills are expensive. And secretive.
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 7, 2019
In some hospitals, you could pay thousands of dollars just to sit in the waiting room.
How much do gun-related injuries cost U.S. hospitals?
Feb 23, 2018
When people wind up in an emergency room, it adds up to about $100,000 per person.
When doctors need to learn "webside" manner
Jan 29, 2018
A New York hospital is introducing telescreens into the emergency room in an effort to save time — and possibly money.