Many emergency departments are currently unable to provide care for geriatric patients that meets best practices and guidelines recommended by several major medical organizations, but a panel ...

High-risk older patients seen by geriatric-focused nurse practitioners (NPs) in the emergency department (ED) had a 10.3% shorter hospital stay than those who were not seen by an NP, according to a ...

Care huddle: Every morning clinicians and other care providers participate in a huddle where they discuss the status and care plans of patients in the Geriatric Emergency Department at Mount Sinai ...

The four different approaches to establishing geriatric emergency department services vary in the amount of resources required. Over the past five years, four primary models for geriatric emergency ...

More emergency departments are helping to manage the care of medically complex older adults. Among older adults, frequent utilizers of the emergency department tend to have multiple comorbidities, ...

Falls are the most common cause of injury among adults 65 and older in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year, more than 14 million older ...

Saint Louis University's Gateway Geriatric Education Center (GEC) provides tools and resources that promote the health and well-being of older adults. The GEC educates and empowers students, health ...

New York, NY (April 10, 2026)—Today, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) named Linda Ferrie as the recipient of the AGS/ADGAP Outstanding Geriatric Medicine Education Coordinator of the Year Award.