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Analysis of emergency department length of stay for mental health visits: A case study of a Canadian academic hospital.

Deyvison T Baia MedeirosShoshana Hahn-GoldbergErin O'ConnorDionne M Aleman
Published in: CJEM (2018)
The number of mental health visits to the ED is linearly increasing over time, and the LOS in the ED is significantly longer for mental health visits for almost all discharge dispositions. Thus, systematic changes are needed to address the ED capacity to provide care for the growing mental health population.
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