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The article helps to clarify what palliative care is and how it can be used. It has made me think about it from a different perspective. That is one I need to share with my children.

City’s EMS partners with St. Elizabeth to launch paramedicine program Covington is one of two Northern Kentucky cities partnering with St. Elizabeth Medical Center on a 12-month pilot program that aims to reduce avoidable trips to the emergency department and in-patient hospital stays for adults with certain chronic diseases. “Having a partnership with St. Elizabeth really opens the doors to resources that typically a fire department doesn’t have,” Covington Assistant Chief of EMS Gary Rucker said. “St. Elizabeth has a lot of partnerships in the community that will expand what we have access to. This will be very beneficial to our residents here in Covington.” Read more about the program at the link below. #paramedicineprogram #partnership #CovingtonKY #StElizabethMedicalCenter https://bit.ly/41LjKxI

I've shared insights on the significance of having a palliative and end-of-life care ward in our hospital in the BMJ SPC blog. Discover what we've learned over the past 3 years: [Link to the article] #PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare #HospitalCare

In this blog for Skills for Care, Chloe Wynn, registered support manager at Belong Morris Feinmann, discusses how collaboration between health and social care can prevent hospital admissions and result in better outcomes for those being supported. https://lnkd.in/eUaES4hR

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"[ALC] patients are a pressing issue in Canadian health care, affecting everything from bed capacity to wait times for emergency and surgical care" says CHSPR Director Jason Sutherland, interviewed by CBC regarding alternate level of care patients in Alberta hospitals. https://lnkd.in/gRS92QrS

So if you translate the advice about what to bring when you come to the ED, it basically boils down to a survival kit and someone to take care of you, because the hospital can’t do it. One night of boarding in the ED once the decision to admit has been made increases mortality. Let me translate that into plain English: boarding patients in the ED kills people. Is that clear enough? Smdh this is sickening and so, so frustrating, because we’ve been warning about it for years. One more time for clarity and emphasis: BOARDING ADMITTED PATIENTS IN THE ED KILLS PEOPLE.

ER Boarding Crisis Worsens for Older Adults, Posing Severe Risks to Health Emergency room physicians are sounding the alarm over the escalating problem of ER boarding, which has reached unprecedented levels, surpassing even the challenges faced during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Among those most vulnerable to the detrimental effects of prolonged ER waits are older adults, who make up a significant portion of ER visits. With staff shortages, bed availability issues, and high demand for hospital services exacerbating the crisis, seniors face serious risks to their health while waiting for care. The situation has been described as a public health crisis, demanding urgent attention and intervention. #ERBoarding #HealthCrisis #AgingPopulation #EmergencyMedicine #HealthcareSystem

As we near the expiration of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, check out this informative piece from MedPage Today discussing why an extension to the waiver helps meet many crucial patient needs: https://lnkd.in/e8sTY-2t

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