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Emergency Department

AHRQ's resources on emergency departments (EDs) include research studies, data and analytics, and tools designed to improve patient safety and the delivery of care. Â鶹ƵµÀ explored include ED boarding and crowding, infection prevention, and diagnostic safety.

In May 2023, 44 members of Congress wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra asking him to convene a task force to identify solutions to the ED boarding crisis. That letter and Secretary Becerra's response are provided below:Ìý

The Â鶹ƵµÀSummit to Address Emergency Department Boarding convened in October 2024 to engage public and private partners, including patients and consumers; clinicians; hospital and health system leaders; policymakers; experts in emergency medicine, behavioral health, and other medical specialties; and others to identify actionable hospital-level and health system-level solutions to address ED boarding systematically.Ìý

Research on ED boarding and crowding is highlighted by AHRQ's Patient Safety Network (PSNet), a national resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety.

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The following are federal resources on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Â鶹ƵµÀprovides support for grantees who conduct to better understand ED trends and develop strategies to improve care.

Â鶹ƵµÀdevelops statistical briefs, interactive visualizations and other data resources about emergency departments.


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Special Emphasis Notice

Â鶹ƵµÀhas a strong and continued interest in receiving health services research grant applications for addressing Emergency Department boarding and hospital crowding. Access .

Â鶹ƵµÀSummit to Address Emergency Department Boarding

In October 2024, Â鶹ƵµÀconvened a summit to engage public and private partners to identify actionable hospital- and health system-level solutions to systematically address ED boarding. Watch the videos of the summit:

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Technical Report: Â鶹ƵµÀSummit To Address Emergency Department Boarding (PDF, 1 MB)

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