# Making the Case for a Geriatric Emergency Department What's Inside The evidence is clear, and growing: providing geriatric-friendly care in emergency departments improves patient outcomes and experiences, and quality outcomes for hospitals and healthcare systems. Not only that, they reduce healthcare costs. This toolkit is designed to help you make the case with organization leaders, healthcare systems, colleagues, and community partners. Inside, you will find resources that explain the wide-ranging benefits of geriatric emergency departments including improved patient outcomes, better patient experience, greater staff satisfaction, and reduced healthcare costs. These resources prepare any clinician for a discussion with key decision makers or c-suite to make a case for geriatric-focused quality improvement processes in their ED. EDUCATIONAL VIDEO | December 2023 Why Geriatric EDs? A short video illustrating how typical ED care and geriatric ED care lead to dramatically different outcomes for an older adult patient. Explore Resource One-pagers, slide decks, and resources to help generate buy-in for investment in geriatric emergency quality improvement. BLOG | September 11, 2026 The Value of Geriatric EDs A GEDC resource illustrating the wide-reaching benefits of geriatric-friendly processes in the ED. Explore Resource BLOG | November 16, 2020 Return on Investment of Geriatric Emergency Departments A one-page info-graphic highlighting the key ROI pieces your c-suite should know about. Explore Resource BLOG | October 29, 2020 Why Provide Specialized Care for Older Adults in the ED? A one-page summary highlighting the importance of providing specialized care to our older patients. Explore Resource BLOG | July 19, 2021 Making your Business Case to the C-Suite A one-page summary highlighting the importance of providing specialized care to our older patients. Explore Resource Value of Geriatric ED Care Slide Deck Slide Deck Use this slide deck to build a presentation demonstrating the benefits of geriatric-friendly processes in the ED. Download PowerPoint Healthcare systems face unique challenges in rolling out geriatric care initiatives system-wide. Below are resources for whole system change. BLOG | December 20, 2022 A Roadmap to Successful Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Across a Healthcare System This roadmap provides an overview of key steps necessary for the successful system-wide implementation of GED accreditation. Explore Resource BLOG | December 5, 2022 A Brief Guide to Connecting with Value-Based Care Organizations This guide provides you with a few brief actions to connect your Geriatric ED to Value-Based Care Organizations (VBCOs). Explore Resource BLOG | May 20, 2022 Emergency Department Care Transition Programs—Value-Based Care Interventions That Need System-Level Support How to improve post-ED care and care transitions and prevent unnecessary ED revisits and hospitalizations. Explore Resource Blog articles and publications from hospitals around the US and the world who are implementing best practices and seeing the results. BLOG | October 21, 2021 EDITH Brings the Emergency Department to Frail Older Adults at Home A frailty response service at St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland is preventing unneeded ED visits and re-visits. Explore Resource BLOG | November 12, 2019 Delirium Screening at UNC Hillsborough We had a strong conviction, starting with UNC Hillsborough President Jeff Strickler and shared by ED nurse and physician champions, that ED care could indeed be better for older adults because it is the right thing to do. Also, becoming an accredited Geriatric ED helped give UNC Hillsborough a unique identity in the health care market. Explore Resource BLOG | November 19, 2019 Initial outcomes at a small community Geri ED The Geri ED program at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Centre started in 2014 at the grass-roots level where a team of ED RNs & MDs came together to address the vulnerabilities of older adults who present in the ED but are discharged back to the community. Explore Resource Dartmouth Health Dartmouth Success Story Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire demonstrates that achieving a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians can have a lasting impact on patient experience. Visit Website Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Geriatric Emergency Department The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center recognized the value of becoming a Geriatric ED Accredited site through ACEP soon after the GEDA Program was announced. Visit Website Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Geriatric Emergency Department The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center recognized the value of becoming a Geriatric ED Accredited site through ACEP soon after the GEDA Program was announced. Visit Website Geriatric Emergency Department Case Study: Tufts Medical Center Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned, 415-bed academic medical center in Boston that cares for some of the sickest patients in the region. In 2018, Tufts Medical Center was the first hospital in New England to become a Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department (GED). Visit Website Faculty