title: Hospital crowding and ED delays: a case study.
abstract: Strategic Planning: By growing its organizational capacity, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, Pa., found multiple ways to reduce hospital crowding and ED delays.
authors.affiliation: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003441:Crowding; D004190:Disasters; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011340:Problem Solving; D014850:Waiting Lists