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

Aug 02 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Approval to Accept Grant Agreement from L.A. Care Health Plan for Various County Projects

Jul 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

Jul 14 2011
Manatt Health Solutions, California HealthCare Foundation
Accountable Care Organizations in California: Programmatic and Legal Considerations

Jul 12 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

Jul 07 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
DHS Participation in Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Section 1011 Program

Jun 28 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

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


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