BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UCLA//iCal Event Generator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d90af51a-5a84-484d-8486-82bd1f3417ec DTSTAMP:20230322T042205Z DTSTART:20140401T190000Z DTEND:20140401T200000Z SUMMARY:Patients Without Patience: An Empirical Model of Waiting in the ICU URL:https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/events/seminar/patients-without-patience-empirical-model-waiting-icu URL;VALUE=URI:https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/events/seminar/patients-without-patience-empirical-model-waiting-icu DESCRIPTION:https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/events/seminar/patients-without-patience-empirical-model-waiting-icu\n\nMore than 5 million patients are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) annually, accounting for 14 percent ($107 billion) of total hospital expenditures. As demand for ICU care increases, patients often endure excessive wait times for bed assignment due to capacity shortages, further straining emergency departments. LOCATION:UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 10960 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR