It is certain and established that overcrowding represents one of the main problems that has
been affecting global health and the functioning of the healthcare system in the last …

Overcrowding in Emergency Departments (EDs) is a phenomenon that is now widespread
globally and causes a significant negative impact that goes on to affect the entire hospital …

Overcrowding with associated delays in patient care is a problem faced by emergency
departments (EDs) worldwide. ED overcrowding can be the result of poor ED department …

Emergency department (ED) crowding, sometimes referred to as overcrowding, has been
identified as a barrier to timely and efficient care dating back to the 1980s. 1 Despite …

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a global health issue that is associated with
poor quality of care and affects the timeliness of treatment initiation. The purpose of this …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To present an overview of systematic reviews on throughput
interventions to solve the overcrowding of emergency departments. METHODS Electronic …

Con el objetivo de medir la frecuencia de las infecciones nosocomiales en las unidades de
observación de medicina interna de los servicios de emergencia en dos hospitales de nivel …

Background Overcrowding is a serious problem that impacts the ability to provide optimal
level of care in a timely manner. High patient volume is known to increase the boarding time …

In the last decade, emergency department (ED) overcrowding has become a national crisis
for the US healthcare system. Increasing mortality rates, decreasing quality of care, financial …

Short discharge time from hospitals increases both bed availability and patients' and
families' satisfaction. In this study, the Six Sigma process improvement methodology was …