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Topic: emergency room
Discharge lounge latest in changes to aid ER wait time
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) will open a pilot discharge lounge for recently discharged patients Wednesday, the most recent in a series of changes that came out of a review of the hospital’s emergency room policies.
Hospital to revisit ER changes amid controversies
Public backlash surrounding the U of C Medical Center emergency room policies and standards of care have escalated in the last two weeks as the Center announced it will reevaluate its plans to reorganize the emergency room, and an unrelated February incident in the ER could jeopardize its ability to serve Medicare patients.