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"An autistic teen needed mental health help. He spent weeks in an ER instead"

The Washington Post reports on the patient boarding in a Maryland ER..

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"Long ER waits persist for children in mental health crises"

Read about emergency room boarding in the Boston Globe.

"Mass. mentally ill wait longer in ER, study says"

A report on severe impact of ER boarding on mental health patients.

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"Boarding of Admitted and Intensive Care Patients in the Emergency Department"

A statement from ACEP on ER boarding.

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"Emergency Department Boarding Is Harmful for Critically Ill Patients"

A study on harms of the ER boarding.

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"Solutions To Emergency Department `Boarding' And Crowding Are Underused And May Need To Be Legislated"

An article advocating use of technolgy to manage beds in order to mitigate the ER boarding problem.