# Boarding Strategies: Overcrowding and Shortages and the Geriatric ED

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Healthcare systems simply don’t have enough inpatient beds to provide care in the hospital (admission or observation status) for all the patient we would traditionally care for in the hospital. The results of this are problematic and dangerous from many angles, perhaps most acutely evident in the horrors, especially for vulnerable patients, of prolonged ED Boarding. 

How are hospitals, and emergency departments, coping with these profound challenges? What is the impact on patient care and outcomes? What are emergency medicine leaders doing to keep their patients safe and their departments operational? We have with us a panel of emergency department experts and health care system leaders from various around the country to provide a robust understanding of the issues and explore possible solutions.

https://youtu.be/_q_0q7w3FWY

Expert Panel

Stephen Meldon, Emergency Physician and Co-Director of the Geriatric ED program at the Cleveland Clinic

Maura Kennedy, Chief, Division of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Lynn McCullough, UCLA Medical Center, Saperstein Emergency Dept. Director

Tony Rosen, Weill Cornell Medical Center Program Director of Vulnerable Elder Protection Team

Erin Grossman, Regulatory and External Affairs Manager, American College of Emergency Physicians

Key Takeaways

About the Healthcare Systems Roundtable

The Healthcare Systems Roundtable (HSR) is an intimate, curated conversation that sparks action. Our GEDC Healthcare Systems connect quarterly for a think session with select speakers and a variety of perspectives on critical topics in improving the care of older adults across healthcare systems. Its format features concise presentations and panel discussions followed by a collective Q&A and further discussions. Our focus is to foster engaging conversations. The true measure of our success is participants departing with enhanced knowledge, clear purpose, and actionable ideas to drive positive change in healthcare.

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