I'm very concerned about use of ED for primary care. I recall the Ebola case missed in a Texas ED, when a man dropped in for what I think would have been better handled in an office visit setting.
I have Kaiser, (Group Health) and a consulting nurse can often get me in to primary care next day if the nurse has helped determine that I don't need ED or Urgent Care. BTW-Kaiser Urgent Care can evaluate chest pain.
I was surprised at this news item - when one considers trauma and heart attacks as part of the mix. See below:
CMS: Americans' median ED visit lasts 162 minutes
Patients in the US spent a median time of 162 minutes at emergency departments during the 12-month period that ended in March 2023, up from 152 minutes during the same time period the previous year, according to the CMS' timely and effective care dataset. Washington, D.C. had the longest median ED visit time at 330 minutes, while North Dakota had the shortest at 107 minutes.
Full Story: Becker's Hospital Review (2/1)
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