Emergency Departments (EDs)

There is increased recognition of the impact of structural racism and other biases on health care access and patient outcomes. This can be particularly devastating in EDs.
Learn how Advocate Aurora saw a significant decrease in hospital stays and ED visits by implementing remote patient monitoring with VitalTech.
The AHA and Concord Health Partners have compiled this collection of resources to provide more information about innovative solutions to key issues.
“A recent article in the Wall Street Journal wants you to believe that many of our nation’s emergency departments are incapable of caring for children,” writes Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA senior vice president and chief physician executive.
U.S. hospital emergency departments have improved many aspects of pediatric readiness since 2013, based on responses by over 3,600 EDs to a 2021 assessment by the National Pediatric Readiness Project, JAMA Network Open reports
With the generous support of many people and organizations, Chris Manson, vice president for government relations at OSF HealthCare in Peoria, Ill., has helped deliver over 50 ambulances and tons of medical supplies to Ukraine since March 2022
As a Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH), MLK Community Healthcare cis guided by the belief that all patients – no matter their insurance status – deserve access to high-quality primary and specialty care services.
The past five years have seen a rise in the number of people turning to their local hospital emergency departments for behavioral health and addiction services.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack introduces this special podcast, the story of how one man is working to change the world by delivering refurbished ambulances for second service in Ukraine.