Association of hospital and health system factors with emergency department length of stay in older adults with dementia
Availability of geriatric specialty services may offer hospitals an advantage in streamlining ED care for PLWD and in reducing visit length for this complex patient group. These findings reinforce the potential value of the Geriatrics Emergency Department Accreditation programs.
Authors
- Amanda Finney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6790-8274)
- Stephanie Nothelle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3908-286X)
- Eric P. Slade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0407-574X)
- Jennifer L. Wolff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-3903)
- Sarah L. Szanton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5418-4982)
- Laura Prichett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6029-6902)
- Cynthia M. Boyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-9015)
- Phillip D. Magidson
- Tanya Chotrani
- Halima Amjad
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01353-2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- Office of Research on Women's Health