title: In reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Sacramento and Roseville, CA. Pankaj.Patel@KP.org.
authors.forename: Pankaj B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Combs
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Vinson
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*