Jasmine C Mah, Christie Stilwell, Madeline Kubiseski, Gaurav Arora, Karen Nicholls, Sheliza Khan, Jonathan Veinot, Lucy Eum, Susan Freter, Katalin Koller, Maia von Maltzahn, Kenneth Rockwood, Samuel D Searle, Melissa K Andrew, Emily Gard Marshall
BACKGROUND: Emergency departments are a last resort for some socially vulnerable patients without an acute medical illness (colloquially known as "socially admitted" patients), resulting in their occupation of hospital beds typically designated for patients requiring acute medical care. In this study, we aimed to explore the perceptions of health care providers regarding patients admitted as "social admissions." METHODS: This qualitative study was informed by grounded theory and involved semistructured interviews at a Nova Scotia tertiary care centre...
May 5, 2024: Canadian Medical Association Journal: CMAJ