Hospital emergencies in 2013: different organisations depending on the level of activity

Source: DREES, Studies and results N°906

Authors: Layla Ricroch

Emergency reception points, spread throughout the country, are mainly located in public health facilities. Their organisation and resources vary: all of them do not have a reception and guidance post, a social worker, a psychiatrist or priority access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This depends mainly on the volume of visits, the status of the institution and whether or not it specialises in paediatrics.