Background Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments that arises from long length-
of-stay is an unfortunate common occurrence. While some factors affecting length-of-stay are …

Recent years have seen a range of measures deployed to curb crowding in hospital
emergency departments, but as episodes of overcrowding continue to occur the discussion …

Purpose Overcrowding is a problem that affects emergency departments (ED) all over the
world; it occurs due to a disproportion between user demand and the physical, human and …

This paper summarises the consequences of emergency department crowding. It provides a
comparison of the scales used to measure emergency department crowding. We discuss the …

Emergency department (ED) crowding is a multifactorial problem, resulting in increased ED
waiting times, decreased patient satisfaction and deleterious domino effects on the entire …

Objective: The economic benefits of reducing emergency department (ED) crowding are
potentially substantial as they may decrease hospital length of stay. Hospital administrators …

Methods: We surveyed the physician leadership of all US academic EDs from March to May
2010 using a 2-minute online survey. Academic ED was defined by the primary site of an …

ED crowding is a prevalent and important issue facing hospitals in Israel and around the
world, including North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. ED crowding …

Emergency Department (ED) crowding is defined as a situation wherein the demands of
emergency services overcome the ability of a department to provide high-quality care within …

The current state of the American healthcare system has focused national attention on the
core issues of patient satisfaction, patient safety, and patient flow. Acute-care settings are …