Journal article
The Emergency Department Physician and University Teaching Hospitals
Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960), v 113(6), pp 678-683
Jun 1978
PMID: 655842
Abstract
DR Johnson: The emergency department in large centers has usually been staffed by surgeons, surgical specialists, internists, and pediatricians. In the small community hospitals, the responsibility for the emergency department coverage was usually accomplished by rotation among the physicians in the community, regardless of specialty. These physicians performed this task, although they were unhappy because of the inconvenience and lack of training on their part. To further compound the problem, patients soon found the emergency room was the only consistent source of health care and flooded it at hours that were convenient for them, not necessarily for the physicians.A new group of physicians evolved to meet this health need. The reasons for the doctor entering this new "specialty" were varied, but were usually financial, dissatisfaction with their present position, consistent hours, episodic care with no continued responsibility for the patient, and the excitement of a new venture. Regardless, they
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Details
- Title
- The Emergency Department Physician and University Teaching Hospitals
- Creators
- George JohnsonRonald L KromeJoseph A MoylanDavid K Wagner
- Publication Details
- Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960), v 113(6), pp 678-683
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) Program; Emergency Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1978FB53200002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0017859760
- Other Identifier
- 991021903235804721