Emergency department definition

Emergency department means the part of a licensed hospital facility open 24 hours a day to provide care for anyone in need of emergency treatment.

Emergency department and "emergency room" means that portion of the hospital facility organized for the purpose of providing emergency care or emergency services;

Emergency department means the area of a hospital where unscheduled medical or surgical care is provided to patients who need care.

Examples of Emergency department in a sentence

• Emergency Department trained Paramedics (EMT-P) to support treatment in a hospital emergency department (ED), ambulance emergency response, in-flight emergency response, non-in-flight emergency response, transfer and transport services for active duty military personnel, their dependents, retirees, their dependents and other eligible beneficiaries, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this agreement.

• If you are registered for observation, your cost- sharing will be considered “Other Services.” If you are not admitted to the Hospital, you may incur Emergency Department cost-sharing in addition to the cost-sharing associated with observation status.

• You do not need Prior Approval for Emergency Department or 9-1-1 Ambulance Medical Emergency services.

• These success metrics may include, but are not limited to: increase in attendance rates, decrease in school violence, increase in academic achievement, increase in parental participation, increase in college or career readiness, increase satisfaction and reduction of stress for teachers, reduction in obesity rate of children, and measurement of targeted disease outcomes with concurrent reductions in unnecessary Emergency Department and Inpatient hospital stays.

• No Prior Approval is required for Emergency Care delivered in an Emergency Department or 9-1-1 ambulance transport.

More Definitions of Emergency department

Emergency department means the unit within a hospital that is

Emergency department means a designated area of a hospital that provides emergency services, as defined in A.A.C. R9-10-201, as an organized service, 24 hours per day, seven days per week, to individuals who present for immediate medical services.

Emergency department means the unit within a hospital that is designed for the provision of emergency services.

Emergency department means a distinct, dedicated area within a hospital with the staffing and resources to provide continuously available assessment, stabilization and initial man- agement of patients presenting with conditions throughout the spectrum of acute illness and injury.

Emergency department means any department of any general hospital when a request is made for emergency services and care for any emergency medical condition which is within the service capability of the hospital as specified in Section 395.1041, F.S.

Emergency department means the area of a hospi- tal where unscheduled medical or surgical care is provided to patients who need care.

Emergency department means, in a hospital licensed to provide emergency medical services, the location in which those services are provided.