title: Emergency department social work: a program description and analysis.
abstract: This article reports on the development of a social work component in the Emergency Department of a teaching-research hospital. It examines the rationale for developing the service and the objectives of the program. It also presents a statistical analysis of the first 2 full years of service. Finally, some of the major problems experienced in establishing such a program are discussed and possible solutions recommended.
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D008350:Manitoba; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011996:Records; D012947:Social Work