Emergency Department (ED) boarding continues to strain hospitals, driving up costs, compromising patient outcomes, and contributing to clinician burnout. However, this critical issue presents an overlooked opportunity: what if solving ED boarding could pay for itself—and even fund a virtual nursing program? This whitepaper explores how tackling ED boarding not only improves operational efficiency and patient flow, but also offers a path to sustainably deploy virtual care solutions without additional budgetary strain.
Download the guide to learn:
- How addressing ED boarding issues could help fund your virtual care program deployment through cost savings
- How much ED boarding increases per-patient costs by day, totaling millions in annual losses
- The clinical and operational impacts of ED boarding, including increased mortality and staff burnout
- The top ways virtual nurses directly impact ED boarding