Who's Boarding in the Psychiatric Emergency Service?
[Article]
Simpson, Scott Alan; Joesch, Jutta M.; West, Imara I.; Pasic, Jagoda
Introduction: When a psychiatric patient in the emergency department requires inpatient admission, but no bed is available, they may become a "boarder." The psychiatric emergency service (PES) has been suggested as one means to reduce psychiatric boarding, but the frequency and characteristics of adult PES boarders have not been described.
2014
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
15/6
Simpson, Scott Alan; Joesch, Jutta M.; West, Imara I.; Pasic, Jagoda