The issue of overcrowding in Emergency Departments (EDs) has become a significant national problem.1-5 Several recent scientific studies have added documentation of the overcrowding problem.6-8 In addition, discussions with emergency physicians across the country and at national meetings indicate that this is a major problem.9-11 Many private, academic, and urban EDs in both large and small com...

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a challenge faced by many hospitals. One approach tomitigate overcrowding is to anticipate high levels of overcrowding. The purpose of this study was toforecast a measure of ED overcrowding four hours in advance to allow clinicians to prepare for highlevels of overcrowding. The chosen measure of ED overcrowding was ED length of stay complian...

introduction: creating a calm and stress-free environment affects education significantly. the effects of the emergency department overcrowding (edo) on the training of emergency medicine residents (emr) is a highly debated subject. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of edo on efficiency of emr’s education. methods: in this cross-sectional study, the effects of overcrowding on e...

Recently there has been increased discussion on the overcrowded conditions in many of California’s emergency departments. A recent article published in the Western Journal of Medicine details the result of a comprehensive survey among directors of California EDs. Over 96% reported episodic overcrowding in EDs and some reported nearly daily overcrowding. The results are also similar to that cond...

Several reports have documented the prevalence and severity of emergency department (ED) overcrowding at specific hospitals or cities in Canada; however, no study has examined the issue at a national level. A 54-item, self-administered, postal and web-based questionnaire was distributed to 243 ED directors in Canada to collect data on the frequency, impact and factors associated with ED overcro...