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The Emergency Department Boarding and Crowding Working Group
Pursuant to Public Act 23-97, Section 27, the Emergency Department Boarding and Crowding Working Group was established to advise the Commissioner regarding methods to alleviate emergency department crowding and the lack of available emergency department beds in the state. The group began meeting in the fall of 2023, and will publish its final recommendations in a January 2025 legislative report.
Resources
- 2024 interim report
- Current membership
- Public Act 24-4 (2024 Senate Bill 181), "An Act Concerning Emergency Department Crowding"
The working group currently meets on the third Wednesday of each month, from 3:00-4:00pm. All meetings are publicly noticed on the Secretary of State's Public Meeting Calendar, in accordance with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. Meetings are hosted using the linked Zoom.
- Apr 17, 2024 03:00 PM
- May 15, 2024 03:00 PM
- Jun 19, 2024 03:00 PM - different Zoom link
- Jul 17, 2024 03:00 PM
- Aug 21, 2024 03:00 PM
- Sep 18, 2024 03:00 PM
- Oct 16, 2024 03:00 PM
- Nov 20, 2024 03:00 PM
- Dec 18, 2024 03:00 PM
| Meeting Date | Information |
| 10/26/2023 | |
| 11/13/2023 | |
| 12/11/2023 | |
| 01/17/2024 | |
| 02/21/2024 | |
| 03/20/2024 | |
| 04/17/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
| 05/15/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
| 06/19/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
| 07/17/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording, Slides |
| 08/21/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
| 09/18/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
| 10/16/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
| 11/20/2024 | information forthcoming |
| 12/18/2024 | information forthcoming |
Emergency Department Subgroups
The Emergency Department Boarding and Crowding Working Group has four active subgroups: Quality Measures, Discharge, Solutions, and Psychiatric Emergency Services. Information categorized by subgroup can be found below.
- Chairs: Chris Moore, Rebekah Heckmann
| Meeting Date | Information |
| 12/06/2023 | |
| 01/11/2024 | |
| 02/09/2024 | |
| 04/05/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
| 06/11/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
- Chairs: Beth Liebhardt, Anumeha Singh
| Meeting Date | Information |
| 01/22/2024 | |
| 03/22/2024 | |
| 07/23/2024 | Agenda, Minutes,Transcript |
- Chairs: Jonathan Bankoff, Dock Fox
| Meeting Date | Information |
| 01/29/2024 | |
| 02/14/2024 | |
| 03/12/2024 | |
| 04/23/2024 | Agenda, Minutes, Recording |
Psychiatric Emergency Services Subgroup
- Chairs: Lara Chepnik, Charles Dike
| Meeting Date | Information |
| 02/26/2024 |