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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected 10 hospitals systems to participate in a national program to reduce emergency department (ED) crowding and assess the health care safety net.

Reports From The Field: Hospitals to participate in RWJF initiative

August 1, 2003

Reports From The Field

Hospitals to participate in RWJF initiative

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected 10 hospitals systems to participate in a national program to reduce emergency department (ED) crowding and assess the health care safety net. The health systems will receive up to $125,000 to develop and implement strategies to relieve ED crowding, and will produce a report depicting the state of the safety net in their community.

Four of the health systems also will receive $250,000 to implement specific demonstration projects. Lessons learned from the so-called Urgent Matters project will be disseminated to hospitals and communities nationwide. For more information and a list of participants, visit www.urgentmatters.org/.