Assessment Description
Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper in which you analyze a scenario using the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
You are the administrator on call for Hospital A and are responsible for accepting and rejecting patients. You receive a call at 2:00 a.m. from Health Hospital B regarding a patient with a severed ear.
The ED physician is calling to arrange an EMTALA-qualified transfer from his hospital to yours, but the ENT physician on call at your hospital is refusing to accept the transfer, stating that the patient does not need a higher level of care.
You call your ENT on call, and he admits he has just had three glasses of wine and will not be available for about 6 hours. You electronically send him the record that Health Hospital B would send with the patient. The ENT physician advises that the ear looks salvageable and could easily be sutured in any ED. The ED physician at Health Hospital B is very nervous about the possibility of an EMTALA violation.
- If you decide to reject the patient, is this a violation of EMTALA? Explain.
- What decision will you make as the administrator? Explain.
- Based on this scenario, what could be implemented to prevent this type of situation from occurring in the future?
- Under what scenario would the Hospital A physician be concerned about an EMTALA situation?
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Analyzing the Case Scenario Using Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
In this case scenario, Hospital A’s administrator is faced with a situation involving Hospital B. As the administrator, they are responsible for accepting or rejecting patients. Hospital A receives a call from Hospital B’s emergency department requesting to transfer a patient with a severed ear. However, the on-call ENT doctor at Hospital A rejects the transfer, stating that the patient does not require a higher level of care. Upon further investigation, it is discovered that the ENT doctor has consumed three glasses of wine and will be unavailable for the next six hours. The purpose of this paper is to analyze this scenario in relation to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
The case facts are as follows: Hospital B contacted Hospital A regarding a patient with a severed ear. Despite the severity of the injury, the on-call ENT doctor at Hospital A declines to accept the transfer, claiming that the patient does not need advanced medical treatment. Additionally, the ENT doctor admits to being intoxicated and inaccessible for the next six hours.
