From Modern Healthcare Psychiatric patients wait disproportionately longer in emergency departments before receiving treatment and experience longer stays compared to other medical patients, according to reports released Monday by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The three separate studies examined how emergency rooms care for patients with psychiatric conditions compared to other patients by looking… Read More
A study in the May 2016 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine looks at the issue of the ability to speak and understand English and 72 hour returns. The study concludes even with insurance status taken into account, whereas admission rates were unchanged, that people who don’t understand English are more likely to return to… Read More
TULARE HOSPITAL BOARD DISCHARGES ENTIRE MEDICAL STAFF OF 135: UPDATE Dave Adalian Following the publication of the article “Tulare Hospital Board Discharges Entire Medical Staff of 135,” the Valley Voice was contacted by a publicity firm and attorneys representing Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) and Health Care Conglomerate Associates to raise objections to facts… Read More
