Emergency Services and Trauma Care

The county emergency medical services system is facing increasingly challenging conditions such as overcrowding, which causes higher numbers of frustrated patients to leave without receiving care. In 2002, the average percent of time that the L.A. County DHS emergency rooms were on diversion climbed to 62 percent. Numerous studies document an increase in poorer outcomes among patients leaving without being seen, as well as longer transport times for diverted ambulances leading to higher rates of illness regardless of insurance status. The Frequent Users of Health Services Initiative is a five-year project funded by The California Endowment and the California HealthCare Foundation supporting six collaborative projects throughout the state focused on decreasing unnecessary use of emergency rooms and avoidable hospital stays.

Publications and Documents

Jun 20 2011
William Fujioka , L.A. County Chief Executive Office (CEO)
Mandated and Non-Mandated County Services

Jun 14 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Status Report on Issues Related to the Transition to the New LAC+USC Medical Center

May 24 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services
Status Report on Issues Related to the Transition to the New LAC+USC Medical Center

May 10 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Status Report on Issues Related to the Transition to the New LAC+USC Medical Center

Apr 26 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz, L.A. County Department of Health Services
Status Report on Issues Related to the Transition to the New LAC+USC Medical Center

Apr 19 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz, L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Amendment No. 3 to Medical School Operating Agreement Between the County and USC

Apr 12 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz, L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Status Report on Issues Related to the Transition to the New LAC+USC Medical Center

Mar 31 2011
Donald Berwick, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Proposed Rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

Mar 11 2011
Wendy Watanabe, L.A. County Department of Auditor-Controller
Department of Health Services - Physician Services for Indigent Program (PSIP)

Mar 08 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz, L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Status Report on Issues Related to the Transition to the New LAC+USC Medical Center


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