From TikTok to the ER: How Health Misinformation Lands Patients in the Emergency Room

Misinformation does not arrive in the emergency department as a trend or a debate, it arrives as a human in need. Some nights, misinformation arrives as a patient who stopped taking metformin ...
Norwich Bulletin

Backus Hospital emergency department patients wait hours for beds

More than a third of patients admitted to Backus Hospital's emergency department wait four hours or more for a bed. Here's why that's an issue.
WSMV

Fairview may get its first free-standing emergency department in newly-released $20 million plan

FAIRVIEW, Tenn. (WSMV) - Ascension St. Thomas and Dickson Medical Associates announced plans Friday to bring the first free-standing emergency department to Fairview. The $20.6 million would bring the ...
OPB

PeaceHealth to replace local emergency room doctors with out-of-state ApolloMD

For decades, PeaceHealth Oregon has contracted with the local group, Eugene Emergency Physicians, to staff its emergency departments. Come June, that contract will not be renewed. Instead, the ...

When to Go to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care

When you’re dealing with an immediate and serious health concern, your top priority is getting the most effective care as quickly as possible. But what’s the best place to find that care? Outside of ...