Table 3 Recent examples of emergency departments by major characteristics¹

Physical location

Hospital-based ED

New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Satellite ED

INOVA Health System's four Emergency Care Centers, northern VA

Autonomous ED

Texas Emergency Care Center, Pearland, TX

Primary care-based ED

Health Care Center Jesenice, Jesenice, Slovenia

Physical layout

Contiguous ED without triage to service

The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Centro Médico La Costa, Asuncion, Paraguay

Contiguous ED with triage to service

Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Non-contiguous ED

University Center Maribor, Maribor Slovenia (medical and surgical emergencies are handled in separate buildings, and other specialties have separate emergency areas)

Time period open to patients

Full-time ED

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Kings Care Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Part-time ED

Cami Altamira, Bogota, Columbia

Seasonal ED

Millville Emergency Center, Millville, DE (a 24/7 ED only from Memorial Day to Labor Day)

Alternating ED

Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch Esch/Alzette Esch-sur-Alzaette, Luxembourg and the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg Clinique d'Eich, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Patient type served

Combined general population ED

The Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, MN

Number Six Hospital, Beijing, China

Separate general population ED

Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI

National University Hospital, Singapore

Adult ED

Holy Cross Hospital Seniors' Emergency Center, Silver Spring, MD

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Pediatric ED

The Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO

Kandang Kerbou Hospital, Singapore