SCCM Resource Library-The Resource Intensivist Team at Medstar Washington Hospital System

The Resource Intensivist Team at Medstar Washington Hospital System

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Matt Johnson, a surgical critical care fellow, discussed the implementation of a "resource intensivist team" at Washington Hospital Center to handle increased patient volumes and acuity in the emergency department (ED). This team, composed of dual-trained physicians in emergency medicine and critical care and a senior EM resident, is deployed during peak times to improve patient flow, bring critical care to the bedside, and enhance resident education. The initiative showed a nearly 25% downgrade rate of critically ill patients and improved antibiotic administration times, despite challenges of increased staffing and potential loss of learning opportunities for other physicians.

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One-Hour Concurrent Session | If Patients Cannot Come to the ICU, the ICU Will Come to the Patients: Tales of ICU Without Borders

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Content Type Presentation

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Year 2024

Keywords

resource intensivist team

emergency department

critical care

patient flow

resident education

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