“I’m Not Staying in the Hospital Tonight” - How Emergency Departments Can Leverage Health and Social Services at Home to Support Care Transitions for Older Patients

• Emily Franzosa,
• Ula Hwang,
• Maya Genovesi,
• Orna Intrator,
• Thomas Edes,
• Michael Malone

Affiliations

Emily Franzosa

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School ofMedicine at Mount Sinai, New York NY. Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VAMC, Bronx, NY

Ula Hwang

Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VAMC, Bronx, NY. Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Maya Genovesi

Department of Emergency Medicine, Social Work Services, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Orna Intrator

Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY. Geriatrics and Extended Care Data Analysis Center (GECDAC), Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY

Thomas Edes

Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

Michael Malone

Senior Services of Advocate Aurora Health, University of Wisconsin School ofMedicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, WI