Walk-ins seeking treatment at an emergency department or general practitioner out-of-hours service: a cross-sectional comparison
Open Access
- 9 May 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 11 (1) , 94
Abstract
Emergency Departments (ED) in Switzerland are faced with increasing numbers of patients seeking non-urgent treatment. The high rate of walks-ins with conditions that may be treated in primary care has led to suggestions that those patients would best cared for in a community setting rather than in a hospital. Efficient reorganisation of emergency care tailored to patients needs requires information on the patient populations using the various emergency services currently available. The aim of this study is to evaluate the differences between the characteristics of walk-in patients seeking treatment at an ED and those of patients who use traditional out-of-hours GP (General Practitioner) services provided by a GP-Cooperative (GP-C).Keywords
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