Alternatives to the transfer of long-term care patients to emergency departments: a new kind of house call?

CJEM. 2023 Nov;25(11):853-854. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00608-w.

Authors

Kathryn Crowder¹, Eddy Lang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine; Alberta Health Services, Holy Cross Ambulatory Care Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada. krcrowde@ucalgary.ca.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine; Alberta Health Services, Holy Cross Ambulatory Care Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.

PMID: 37938516
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-023-00608-w

No abstract available

Keywords: Community integrated care; Emergency department avoidance; Long-term care residents.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Aged
Emergency Service, Hospital
Homes for the Aged
House Calls*
Humans
Long-Term Care*