The Emergency Department at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital was recently awarded Bronze – Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
The achievement reflects LG Health’s commitment to the highest standards of care for Lancaster County’s older adults. LGH is one of 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania with this accreditation and one of three within Penn Medicine, along with The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital.
Older adults can present to the Emergency Department with more serious medical conditions that can make diagnosis and treatment more challenging. ACEP provides more than two dozen best practices for geriatric care, including geriatric-focused education and interdisciplinary staffing, specialized equipment, and routine screenings for dementia, fall risk and more. The accreditation stems from years of cumulative progress made by our ED team and we will continue to evolve our geriatric practices to ensure this progress continues.”
“I am incredibly grateful to the entire Emergency Department for their passion and commitment, and specifically for Bret Levy, MD, and Allison Carbo, RN, for leading the GEDA effort,” said Don Berkow, MD, FACEP, chair, Lancaster General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine. “This achievement reinforces Lancaster General Hospital as a top hospital in the nation and reassures Lancaster’s older population that they will receive optimal care while in our facility.”