title: Emergency departments provide complementary care: care that is accessible, care that is timely.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Health Policy and Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Electronic address: melmccar@gwu.edu.
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, UCLA Emergency Medicine Center, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Richelle J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act