Study finds 83% of ED patients have insurance.
Research shows your ED is not necessarily a burden to your hospital's bottom line; take advantage of the data. Use statistics to demonstrate your department should get its fair share of funding. Since ED patients often are sicker than others in the hospital, they should have equal priority for beds. EDs do not treat mainly the "fringes of society." You're entitled to equal consideration when it comes to staffing.
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