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ED diversions banned by Seattle-area hospitals
Critically ill to go by ambulance to nearest facility
A new policy in King County, WA, means that hospitals in the area, which includes Seattle, will no longer go on diversion. The policy, adopted by the Central Region Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Council, requires critically ill patients to be taken by ambulance to the hospital of their choice or the nearest hospital — even if it doesn't have room for them.
"It hasn't even been a month, but I can already tell you that the pre-hospital care providers have noticed a huge difference," says Chris Martin, RN, BSN, administrative director of the ED at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and chair of the council....
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