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emergency department (ED), (in a health care facility) a section of an institution that is staffed and equipped to provide rapid and varied emergency care, especially for those who are stricken with sudden and acute illness or who are the victims of severe trauma. The emergency department may use a triage system of screening and classifying clients to determine priority needs for the most efficient use of available personnel and equipment. Also called emergency room. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Though no statistics are kept on the numbers of homeless treated by hospitals in Los Angeles, 75 hospitals with emergency rooms are the medical safety net for the estimated 80,000 homeless residing in the county, including the almost 1,200 who congregate daily on the streets of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. Hospital clinics and emergency rooms were the next most common sources of usual care (16% and 11%, respectively), and a variety of other types of facilities were each reported by 2-9% of the sample. The plan also includes the construction of 1,750 new beds and the replacement of 662 long-term care beds to relieve the pressures on hospitals and emergency rooms. |
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