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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jun 18;64(6):591–603. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.031

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Assignment of patients under three simplified policies:
  1. Traditional ED: complete flexibility; any bed may accommodate any patient ESI 2–5
  2. ED with Fast Track: beds are dedicated to either higher- or lower-acuity patients
  3. ED with Flex Track: some beds are dedicated to either higher- or lower-acuity patients, but some Flex Track beds may accommodate any patient ESI 2–5