Question: We frequently move ED patients to other beds when our 5 ED beds are in danger of filling up. In this case we admitted a patient to an observation bed on the unit awaiting the results of testing to complete the MSE. We then transferred this patient to a larger facility upon acceptance from … Read more
I am making a personal appeal to my US Congressmen and Senators to award the Congressional Medical of Honor to Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. These two men were killed in the attack on the Libyan Consulate. Why should they rate this high honor? We now know that these two former Navy SEALS were at … Read more
A bed opens up on a specialty unit. Can the ED “save” the bed for a patient who “might” need it? CMS takes the position that a bed is available for accepting a transfer unless a specific named patient has been assigned to the bed but has not yet reached the bed. The question of … Read more