title: Start a freestanding emergency center.
abstract: Community need sparked the concept for a freestanding emergency center. Key first steps: new legislation, construction, and education.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Trinity Medical Center, Moline, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fulks
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McFarlin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stolley
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003363:Cost Control; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016730:Program Development