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May 1, 2014Academic Emergency MedicineOpen Access

Effects of Emergency Department Expansion on Emergency Department Patient Flow

Bryn E. Mumma James McCue Chin‐Shang Li James F. Holmes

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Abstract

An increase in ED bed capacity was associated with no significant change in the percentage of patients who LWBT, but had an unintended consequence of an increase in ED boarding hours. ED expansion alone does not appear to be an adequate solution to ED crowding.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69de845c4838c5c0bab0c0d8 https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12366

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