HLT 520 Topic 4 Assignment: EMTALA Scenario Analysis

(HLT 520 Week 4 Assignment)

Scenario: You are the administrator on call for a local hospital and you receive a call at 2:00 a.m. from another local hospital regarding a patient with a … upper arm. The ED physician’s assistant is calling to arrange an EMTALA transfer from his hospital to yours, but the orthopedic physician on call at your hospital is refusing to accept the transfer, stating that the patient doesn’t need a higher level of care. When you ask him about that, he tells you the fracture is not …, and can be … and seen in the office. The ED physician at your hospital is very nervous about the possibility of an EMTALA violation.

Write an analysis (1,000-1,500 words) of the situation, how it is … by EMTALA, and what decision you will make as the administrator, along with your rationale and thought process.