Redirecting patients from the pediatric emergency department to community locations for care: A qualitative study of healthcare professional and leader perspectives
Our findings suggest there is support for ED2C programs as a means to reduce the impact of non-urgent pediatric ED visits and strengthen community-based care. Successful implementation will require coordinated planning, resource investment, and clear operational frameworks.
Authors
- Erica McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3035-2886)
- Steven P. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9102-9105)
- Garth Meckler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-0465)
- Quynh Doan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-7837)
- Brett Burstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9514)
- Jessica Moe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-1671)
- Jehannine Austin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0338-7055)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- BC Centre for Disease Control (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338725
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00