Fiscal Year	2008
Division	Graduate School of Business & Public Policy
Department	Graduate School of Business & Public Policy
Investigator(s)	Shen, Yu-Chu
Sponsor	The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Other)
Summary	The ability of public health systems to respond to emergencies, large-scale disasters, and epidemics depends critically on local emergency services capacity. It is well documented that the U.S. experiences decreased access to Emergency Departments (ED). However, there is little empirical evidence on its consequences in population health. The principle objectives of our research are twofold: (1) We explore how variation in public funding sources influence access to ED; and (2) We examine whether decreased ED access (measured by ED closures and ED diversion time) results in adverse patient outcomes or changes in other health indicators.
Keywords	Emergency Departments Patient Outcomes Heart Attack Public Funding
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