The GAP-ED Project: Improving Care for Frail and Elderly Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department (QI835)

Older adults in the ED are a vulnerable population at risk of return visits, unnecessary hospitalization, and death. ED admissions data at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJMC) revealed an elderly population with multiple revisits for non-emergency medical care. The Geriatric and Palliative (GAP) Division and ED at LIJMC implemented a multidisciplinary GAP-ED Team, delivering geriatric and palliative expertise to the ED.

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