Waiting for a hospital bed: Disparities in emergency department boarding
Black and other marginalized racial and ethnic patients were more likely to experience prolonged ED boarding, and differential health insurance access may contribute to this inequity. As boarding rises nationally, targeted interventions are needed to reduce disparities.
Authors
- Araba Gyan
- Rose McKeon Olson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6448-9517)
- Bram Wispelwey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6716-9829)
- Regan H. Marsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9994-1366)
- Nathaniel Fessehaie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6120-9156)
- Esteban Gershanik
- Jeffrey L. Schnipper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7072-0781)
- DaMarcus E. Baymon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-9266)
- Daniel Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0706)
- Chuan‐Chin Huang
- Trishathi Malagar Nandakumar
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Physicians for Human Rights (US)
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70145
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Brigham and Women's Hospital