Healthcare Service
Ambulance Diversion
General Healthcare
Overview
The practice of redirecting ambulances and patients seeking urgent care from one emergency department to others for various reasons such as overcrowding and shortage of skilled staff.
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Quick facts about Ambulance Diversion
- Topic type
- Healthcare Service
- Category
- General Healthcare
- MeSH classification
- N02.421.297.879.049
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Source: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. EuroCareFinder is not endorsed by the National Library of Medicine. MeSH version: 2026.