Trends in the supply of California’s emergency departments and inpatient services, 2005–2014: a retrospective analysis

Given increasing demand for emergency care, there is growing concern over the availability of emergency department (ED) and inpatient resources. Existing studies of ED bed supply are dated and often overlook hospital capacity beyond ED settings. We described recent statewide trends in the capacity of ED and inpatient hospital services from 2005 to 2014.Retrospective analysis.Using California hospital data, we examined the absolute and per...