Emergency physicians from top organizations representing emergency medicine traveled to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 22, 2014, to…
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Aug. 7, 2014, that boarding psychiatric patients temporarily in hospital emergency…
After a three-year saga of flawed public policy, difficult politics, and dangerous regulations, Washington Chapter ACEP is…
Mental Health The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 (H.R. 3717) This bill proposes…
From the Medical Editor in Chief: This is an important issue for our College, worthy of our…
An online poll of emergency physicians conducted by ACEP showed that 86 percent of respondents expect emergency…
UPDATE: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State Stephen Anderson, MD, fully felt the impact of emergency…
Emergency physicians don’t need to comply just yet with the two-midnight rule, and if a group of…
With fewer places left to turn, patients in need of mental health services are increasingly flocking to…
The availability of inpatient psychiatric care has worsened significantly and progressively over the past four years on…