Emergency Clinics
The WSMA urges physicians who offer acute care to the public, using the
term "emergency" or "urgency" in their clinic titles, to do so only if
they are fully equipped and fully staffed to handle life-threatening
emergencies while arranging patient transfer to a bona fide hospital
emergency facility. (PD Rpt D, '82) (Reaffirmed A-23)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services