Things are not good as far as emergency care in the United States — the American College of Emergency Physicians gives an overall grade of D+ nationally in this 2014 report. (Previous report cards were issued in 2006 and 2009. In 2009, the national overall grade was C-.)
The top ranked states are:
- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- Maine
- Nebraska
- Colorado
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- North Dakota
- Utah
- Maryland
The bottom ranked states are (number 1 is worst below):
- Wyoming
- Arkansas
- New Mexico
- Montana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Alabama
- Louisiana and Alaska (tied)
The report contains individual metrics for each state. LOTS of metrics, like board certified emergency physicians per 100,000 population and accredited chest pain centers per 1 million population. I especially like:
- Median minutes from ED arrival to ED departure for admitted patients
Source: Emergency Care Environment: A State-by-State Report Card, 2014. Click here for full text free: http://www.emreportcard.org/uploadedFiles/EMReportCard2014.pdf Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org
Filed under: Emergency department, Posted by Kim Garber | Tagged: State comparisons in emergency care, Top 10 states for emergency care |
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