Alter the space to make ED senior-friendly (Part 2)
Because the needs of elders differ from the needs of younger patients, hospitals should make changes to create an emergency department geared to the needs of seniors.
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Emergency Department Designed to Focus on Issues Faced by Seniors
When patients over age 65 come into the emergency department at St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital they are triaged to a 14-bed dedicated senior emergency department.
Continue ReadingHospitals in Cleveland Introduce ER’s Focused on Senior Care
A hospital in Cleveland is the latest to create a separate emergency room dedicated to serving older adults, The Plain Dealer reports. How wonderful that the first senior-friendly emergency room, at Holy Cross Hospital in suburban Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC set a high bar and that other institutions are aspiring to reach and exceed.
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