Urgent Matters serves as a dissemination vehicle for strategies on emergency department (ED) patient flow and quality. We develop quarterly e-newsletters, educational webinars, a searchable collection of ED improvement tools and strategies, national conferences, and a podcast series for a multi-disciplinary audience of emergency care stakeholders. Urgent Matters serves as a portal for innovative flow strategies, creating a central resource for hospital staff to discover field-tested initiatives that can be tailored to their organization.
Recent Blog Posts
Atypical presentations of acute coronary syndrome: the role of gender and race
Austin Wu July 17, 2017 A patient presents to the emergency department presenting with precordial chest discomfort, pain radiating to the jaw, dyspnea, and diaphoresis. These are some of the typical symptoms highly indicative of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) [i]....
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