Freestanding EDs and ERs
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As hospitals and patients look for increased options in acute care, USACS offers both freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) and freestanding emergency rooms (FSERs).
Learn more about these clinical locations below:
Hospital-based freestanding emergency departments
FSEDs are a new and evolving care delivery model. Popular throughout the U.S., these departments may be owned and operated by a hospital (as a “hospital outpatient department,” or HOPD) or independently owned and operated by a group of physicians or other investors.
Many hospitals build freestanding EDs because it allows them to extend high-quality emergency services at even higher levels of customer service. With an FSED, they can make an impact in new or expanding markets at a relatively low cost. Our FSED business model has proven to successfully:
- Alleviate capacity issues in a hospital’s existing emergency department
- Extend services into underserved areas to capture or increase market share
- Establish the foundation for future hospital development
- Enable hospitals to create and strengthen their physician partnerships
Independent freestanding emergency rooms
USACS is proud to have many independent freestanding ERs (FSERs) throughout the country. These facilities provide 24/7 emergency medical care in a clean, comfortable, healing environment–typically with little or no wait.
Not to be confused with urgent care centers, freestanding emergency centers offer the same high quality of care and resources found in a traditional hospital emergency department, including onsite x-ray, CT and ultrasound.
In many states, independent freestanding ERs are highly regulated and are sometimes held to a higher standard than hospitals. Each facility must fulfill an exhaustive list of legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to their construction, operation, equipment, staffing and more.
Benefits of FSERs
- Fewer than 5 percent of patients typically require transfer or admission
- Required to operate 24/7
- Have an emergency physician on-site at all times
- Provide around-the-clock lab and imaging services
- Stock additional types of medications
Contact USACS to learn more about our freestanding emergency locations and discuss potential partnership opportunities.