Patients Prefer Boarding in Inpatient Hallways: Correlation with the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Score

Table 4

Selected quotes from patients preferring ED hallway boarding.

“If there’s a problem I’ll be seen right away.”
“It’s more exciting.”
“There are more people to look out for you.”
“There is better access to nurses here; upstairs-I do not know.”
“I am closer to more doctors and nurses.”
“It’s not lonely here.”
“I will receive better and faster care here than upstairs.”
“I’m used to the Emergency Department.”