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Prince George's County task force finalizes ER wait-time report, proposes eight primary actions
Summary
A county task force finalized a draft report recommending eight primary measures — from expanding primary care to creating alternative EMS destinations — to reduce emergency room wait times and set a Feb. 10 press conference to release the findings; members underscored staffing and hospital cooperation as central challenges.
The Prince George's County Emergency Room Wait Time Task Force finalized a draft report at a culminating meeting, approving a short timeline for partner review and scheduling a press conference for the morning of Feb. 10 to release the findings.
Anya, the task force presenter, told members the new draft adds an executive summary and lays out eight primary recommendations aimed at addressing county emergency department capacity and access. "So the main changes that we have really done to the report is that that you have not seen is that now we do have an executive summary," Anya said, and she asked that the meeting serve as the final opportunity for edits.
The eight headline recommendations are: increase the number and capacity of primary and specialty care providers; increase the number of hospital beds; add emergency department treatment spaces; expand urgent care centers; establish…
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