title: Regarding critically ill inpatients being brought down to already overcrowded emergency departments for care.
authors.forename: Leslie Stephens
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Laurant
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003441:Crowding; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States