CA ED Diversion Report Released: July 2009

The final report for the California Emergency Department (ED) Diversion Project has been released. 

The study, supported by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), studied diversion in California.

To view and download the report and appendix, visit the project's web site: California ED Diversion Project. Be sure and also check out the Toolkit/Resources section of the project web site. It contains resources and best practices that have been shown to help reduce diversion.

In addition, CHCF released three issue briefs on the status of EDs in California.

The first corresponds to the California ED Diversion Project, Reducing Ambulance Diversion in California: Strategies and Best Practices.

The next issue brief discusses freestanding EDs in California and across the country, Freestanding Emergency Departments: Do They Have a Role in California?

The third issue brief pertains to the use and size of California hospital-based EDs, Is California's Hosptial-Based ED System Eroding?