Health - Sharp Rise in ICU Admissions From U.S. Emergency Rooms

Jesse Pines, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, was featured in a HealthDay News article, picked up by Health magazine and Philly.com, for recently published research finding that the number of U.S. patients admitted to hospitals’ intensive care units after spending time in an emergency room has increased by nearly 50 percent. The research was published in the May issue of the journal Academic Emergency Medicine.

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The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA) are pleased to announce that Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD, RESD ’00, will serve as the chair of the GW Department of Radiology. She has served as interim chair since March 2025…
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The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced the appointment of Lorenzo Norris, MD, FACP, to a new leadership role, Senior Associate Dean for Education, effective Jan. 5, 2026.