title: An administrative perspective on emergency medicine.
abstract: Administrators expect that their emergency room will meet the expectations of all the patients they serve. To do so requires leadership, planning, and cooperation. To not do so is a contradiction of the term emergency, and a misrepresentation of purpose, intent, and capability.
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care