Geriatric emergency departments are being added to hospitals nationwide as COVID-19 and a rapidly aging population illuminate these patients’ vulnerability and distinct needs. An estimated 10,000 baby ...

It may be possible to give older people better care during emergency room (ER) visits while keeping costs down for insurers and hospitals. A recent study revealed that geriatric nurse specialist ...

Older adults discharged from the ED are frequently prescribed potentially inappropriate medications that geriatric ED guidelines recommend avoiding, a new study finds.

In late January, the coordinating committee of the Measure Applications Partnership—a public-private partnership of the National Quality Forum (NQF) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

The emergency departments at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital have achieved the Silver Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department ...

MIDLAND Midland Memorial Hospital has achieved the Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation. The American College of Emergency Physicians, with support from The Gary and Mary West Health ...

When San Diego resident Susan Nelson, 69, went to the geriatric emergency department at UC San Diego Health last year, she noticed some positive new accommodations that she hadn’t experienced during ...

The emergency geriatric triage service helps suitable patients avoid hospital stays, thereby freeing up beds for others. Read ...

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West announced Tuesday that last week it secured accreditation in geriatric care from the American College of Emergency Physicians, making it the first facility in the ...

It's a first in the nation: All eligible hospitals in San Diego have officially earned geriatric emergency department, or GED, certification. That means that they specifically cater to seniors who may ...