title: Emergency department key factor in hospital admissions.
abstract: A significant proportion of a community hospital's inpatient population is admitted through the emergency department. Administrators who are aware of the frequency of this practice in their institutions can schedule and staff services more efficiently. A 1975 survey conducted by the American Hospital Association shows that the number of emergency department admissions depends on hospital size, location, ownership, and type of physician coverage in the emergency department.
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D010067:Ownership; D010343:Patient Admission; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce