Background Patients over the age of 65 who present to the Emergency Department (ED) are
more likely to be admitted to the hospital and, if admitted, often have a longer length of stay …

Objective economic and demographic pressures are driving a need to reassess the way in
which we care for older patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs). This …

Study objective We sought to describe diagnosis rates and compare common process
outcomes between geriatric emergency departments (EDs) and nongeriatric EDs …

Background The traditional model of emergency care may not be sufficient to address the
complex care needs of older adults, who present to the emergency department with multiple …

Abstract Background The Geriatric Emergency Department (ED) Guidelines recommend
providing multidisciplinary geriatric assessment in the ED, but these assessments can be …

Background The aging population has led to an increase in emergency department (ED)
visits by older adults who have complex medical conditions and high social needs. The …

Background We aim to describe the outcomes of Geriatric Emergency Room Innovations for
Veterans (GERI‐VET), the first comprehensive Veterans Affairs Geriatric ED program …

Methods This was a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort of level 1 and level 2 GEDs that
received accreditation between May 7, 2018 and March 1, 2021. We a priori selected five …

Background Older people in the Emergency Department (ED) are clinically heterogenous
and some presentations may be better suited to alternative out-of-hospital pathways. A new …

In 2009, adults aged 65 years and older made 20 million visits to US emergency
departments (EDs), a 25% increase from 2001. 1 Older ED patients are more likely to be …