INTRODUCTION The 6-min-walk test is widely used for functional evaluation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the test requires a 30-m unobstructed hallway, which is not available in all institutions. A treadmill 6-min walk test might be more practical. METHODS In a crossover study, we compared the results from hallway and treadmill 6-min-walk tests by 19 patien...

BACKGROUND Boarding of admitted patients in the emergency department (ED) is a major cause of crowding. One alternative to boarding in the ED, a full-capacity protocol where boarded patients are redeployed to inpatient units, can reduce crowding and improve overall flow. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to compare patient satisfaction with boarding in the ED vs. inpatient hallways. METHODS We performe...

Objective. The boarding of patients in Emergency Department (ED) hallways when no inpatient beds are available is a major cause of ED crowding. One solution is to board admitted patients in an inpatient rather than ED hallway. We surveyed patients to determine their preference and correlated their responses to real-time National Emergency Department Overcrowding Score (NEDOCS). Methods. This wa...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We developed and implemented an institutional protocol aimed at reducing crowding by admitting boarded patients to hospital inpatient hallways. We hypothesized that transfer of admitted patients from the emergency department (ED) to inpatient hallways would be feasible and not create patient harm. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study in a suburban, academic ED with an...

The Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery opened to the public in 2017 as a venue for exhibitions on history of featuring objects from Museum Collection (PCMC). This article discusses physical space, exhibit cases, exhibition schedule, and unique features Gallery.