NNMC EM Residency in 2013?

[BOHICA-FIGMO]

A little birdie told me recently that Bethesda was planning on setting up an EM residency to start in the 2013 time frame. Apparently a partnership with GWU will be a prominent part of the program. Anyone have any comment or additional scuttlebutt?

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[BOHICA-FIGMO]

Bump. Anyone?

 

[IgD]

NNMC always had a reputation for being low acuity. Has that changed??

 

[TheGoose]

George Washington is level I though. (but yes, NNMC ED still has the rep for being pretty dead...might have more cases by 2013 with the BRAC though)

 

[DrMetal]

NNMC always had a reputation for being low acuity. Has that changed??

the ED there is an absolute ghost town (makes for great customer service, if you're going in for something quick . . .was in/out in 30 minutes).

the ED at Balboa seems to be a lot busier, in terms of volume. cant speak of acuity. How high can the acuity be at any non-Level 1 ED? (I'm so ignorant, I still don't understand why EM is a specialty )