She's an emergency department nurse at the University of ... various factors cause Mercy hospitals to be at capacity, such as overcrowding due to trauma and a large number of patients who need ...

For James Edwards, a 57-year-old patient with congestive heart failure, recovering at home from shortness of breath rather ...

There are about 20 nurse navigation programs across the country that coordinate with 911 emergency dispatch centers to free up ambulances and reduce emergency department visits. Through these ...

Long waits in overcrowded emergency departments are leaving patients frustrated and exacerbating violence towards staff, according to the peak body for emergency medicine.

Rates of respiratory viruses remain high, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health ... according to Wigginton; emergency rooms being inundated with sick people are not actually ...

There have been a slew of plans and reports to tackle overcrowding and an Emergency Department Task Force has been in place for many years. Other factors contributing to the overcrowding problem ...