Leading the Discussion
In August 2025, the GEDC team attended the What’s Right in Healthcare Conference, hosted in Boston by Huron, a global professional services firm with extensive healthcare experience.
GEDC Co-Principal Investigator Kevin Biese, MD, joined Northwell Health‘s Sarah Healey Herod to lead a breakout session titled, “Engaging Emergency Departments as a Strategic Asset to Address System-Wide Capacity.”
About the Session
With an aging population and workforce shortages, capacity challenges are putting a strain on health systems nationwide. This discussion frames the emergency department (ED) as vital to alleviating that pressure, with insight into how age-friendly care can contribute.
View the Full Talk
Discover how the geriatric ED can ease capacity issues — with valuable learnings from a Northwell Health case study.
A Key Takeaway
By rethinking the emergency department’s place in the broader healthcare system, EDs can play a strategic role in facilitating patient throughput. And by adopting a geriatric ED model, EDs like yours can help ease the strain while advancing care for older adults.
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