My intention in writing this blog is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent episodes ...

It's something nobody wants to do. No matter how sick you are, there's nothing worse than having to go to the emergency room. You are sitting with other sick people, it's expensive and you know unless ...

The emergency room doors slide open, and triage nurses immediately assess who needs attention first. Every day, medical professionals make split-second decisions about patient priority based on ...

It will be one of around 28 freestanding ERs across Central Florida, with at least 19 of those opening within the last four ...

Three influential groups of pediatricians and emergency medicine providers are pleading for more support and resources as the number of children and teenagers with mental health concerns overwhelm ...

The upgraded emergency room features 13 additional beds and state-of-the-art biplane imaging technology, providing clearer ...

Expect roads and airports to be jammed on Thanksgiving, but there's another place that also gets packed on Thanksgiving: the ...

A 9-year-old boy lived for weeks in a hospital emergency room, dressed in paper scrubs, because his parents couldn't handle him and the state's social services agency had nowhere to place him. A ...

Whether a veteran can go to just any emergency room is somewhat complicated. The Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers are almost bill-free for any veteran. But it can be a convoluted mess if you ...

THE IOWA SPEEDWAY. LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE OVERWHELMED WITH PATIENTS THIS SUMMER. WAIT TIMES CAN BE HOURS LONG. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS LIVE IN WEST DES MOINES TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND ...

Some patients who have to spend a night in the emergency room before being admitted to the hospital may face a higher risk of dying there, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine.