Vanderbilt University Medical Center: New protocol moves pediatric ED patients to primary care clinic
September 03, 2022
September 03, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
For the past two decades, hospitals have seen an uptick in the number of patients using emergency departments for non-urgent care. This practice has led to overcrowding and longer wait times.
It's an issue that a team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt wanted to reconcile.
"Nationwide, there have been studies showing t . . .
For the past two decades, hospitals have seen an uptick in the number of patients using emergency departments for non-urgent care. This practice has led to overcrowding and longer wait times.
It's an issue that a team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt wanted to reconcile.
"Nationwide, there have been studies showing t . . .