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An ED Physician’s Perspective on Streamlined Patient Intake

Written by General Devices | Jun 17, 2025 12:30:00 PM

In an emergency department (ED), timely, accurate information is critical. When a patient arrives without prior communication from EMS, precious minutes are lost gathering essential details, delaying treatment and increasing risk. 

The Challenge: Unprepared ED Teams, Slower Treatment

Emergency department staff often struggle with:
⚠️ Limited pre-arrival patient data, leading to inefficient triage
⚠️ Delayed acute care activations due to last-minute notifications
⚠️ Overwhelmed ED workflows, especially during high-volume periods

Without real-time updates from EMS, ED physicians and charge nurses must make treatment decisions based on incomplete or delayed information.

The Solution: The GD Solution Suite 

With the GD Solution Suite, ED teams can now:
✅ Receive real-time updates, vitals, and images from EMS and activate teams before the patient arrives with e-Bridge.
✅Replay calls and acknowledge incoming calls at the touch of a button without needing to fully answer the phone during high call volume times with CAREpoint.
✅ Automatically record and report all communications data for e-Bridge and CAREpoint into a centralized web-based platform with D-Scribe X. 

By the time a critical patient arrives, a hospital team using the GD Solution Suite is already prepared to act, reducing delays and improving patient outcomes.

The Impact: Faster, More Effective Emergency Care

🏥 Shorter door-to-treatment times
🏥 More efficient patient handoffs
🏥 Better patient outcomes and reduced ED congestion

All hospital teams can use e-Bridge within and beyond the ED to maintain efficient communication on case details, alerts, notifications, and more without the need for another solution and communication workflow. 

See how the GD Solution Suite can improve ED efficiency.

About GD [General Devices] 

GD is a 40-year-old medical technology company that specializes in mobile telemedicine and telehealth that enables simply smarter patient care by empowering hospitals, EMS, mobile integrated healthcare, community paramedicine, and public safety responders with the most comprehensive, highly configurable, and affordable medical team communications solutions.  Learn more at general-devices.com