Advantages Of FSED

With shorter wait times than hospital emergency departments (EDs) and more sophisticated facilities than urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) are becoming increasingly attractive to many patients’ as preferred sites for receiving emergency care. The most important benefit of FSEDs is that they provide access to emergency services to patients in areas where hospital-based ED services are unavailable, while being materially less expensive to build and operate than whole hospitals.

Although the regulatory and payment environment for FSEDs remains unpredictable, the FSED model is likely to continue to flourish in some form, given the healthcare industry’s current focus on improved access and convenience for patients.