A comprehensive study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older reveals that emergency room diagnostic errors occur in approximately 3.2% of serious medical emergencies, affecting roughly 1 in every ...

Emergency room care is also more expensive than other places. When going to the emergency room, take a few steps to make sure your visit goes well: Carry all your relevant medical information.

Analysis shows one in six ER visits in 2022 had a wait of four or more hours. Experts warn the boarding issue will worsen as those 65 and older in the U.S. with dementia grows.

In the high-stakes chaos of an emergency department, Marilyn Greene doesn’t just lead from an office, she leads from the ...

Based on an estimated 7,032 incidents a year, study authors determined that on average one battery-related trip to the emergency room occurs every 1.25 hours in the U.S.

Patients are allowed one visitor in their room at a time, unless the emergency department staff deems otherwise. To be considerate to other patients, please have children stay with an adult in the ...

Patients typically spent roughly seven hours at the Loma Linda emergency room before leaving — the third-longest duration nationwide, a Times analysis found.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)-- Emergency room doctors are preparing for a surge in patients this Fourth of July. UCHealth is warning about an uptick in fireworks-related injuries ahead of the ...

Emergency room visits to hospitals in New York are growing longer on average. Albany Medical Center, St. Joseph's, Ellis and St. Peter's Hospitals have the longest ER visits in the state.