From left, Jim Traylor, emergency department nursing manager, and Dr. Chris Ross, emergency department physician, pose in one of the new clinical decision unit rooms at Community Hospital South. The ...

If you find yourself in the emergency department and the doctor says he wants to keep you at the hospital for "observation," take heed. Depending on the hospital, observation can mean very different ...

The 7,000 square foot, single-story modular addition will include 25 bays for incoming, non-acute patients who can be admitted for observation and testing before they are treated by the emergency ...

The latest solution to chronic overcrowding of Minnesota emergency rooms was built in Wisconsin, delivered by truck to Maplewood and attached to St. John's Hospital. The Short-Stay Observation Unit ...

Emergency department observation units (EDOUs) have been shown to decrease length of stay and improve cost effectiveness. Yet, compared with noncancer patients, patients with cancer are placed in ...