Advocacy
A loud voice for emergency medicine in Arizona.
Fighting ED boarding, scope erosion, and reimbursement cuts, at the Capitol and the bedside.
- Position statementPosted Jun 17
ED Boarding in Arizona — 2026 Position Statement
Arizona EDs are absorbing the consequences of a healthcare system that is out of beds. AzCEP supports system-wide solutions.
The problem
ED boarding — admitted patients held in the ED waiting for an inpatient bed — has reached crisis levels in Arizona. Long stays in hallways degrade outcomes, exhaust staff, and crowd out the next sick patient walking through the door.
Our position
This is not an ED problem. It is a hospital throughput problem, and the fix lives upstream: capacity, discharge coordination, post-acute placement, and behavioral-health diversion. AzCEP supports hospital-wide accountability metrics and continued partnership with AzHHA, ADHS, and the legislature.
- UpdatePosted Jun 3
EM Opioid Summit 2025, Proceedings
Summary and proceedings from the 2025 EM Opioid Summit hosted in Arizona.
Read more → - UpdatePosted Jun 3
ACEP National Boarding Task Force
AzCEP-led request resulted in ACEP National forming a Boarding Task Force at the national level, a major win for the Arizona advocacy effort.
Read more → - Position statementPosted Jun 3
AzCEP Statement on Emergency Department Boarding
AzCEP's formal position on ED boarding as a hospital-wide capacity failure, not an ED workflow problem. Co-developed with the AzCEP Boarding Task Force.
Read more → - Position statementPosted Jun 3
The Critical State of Emergency Care in Arizona
A 2024 AzCEP position paper laying out the structural pressures squeezing Arizona EDs, boarding, workforce, reimbursement, and the case for system-wide reform.
Read more → - Position statementPosted Jun 3
ED Boarding in Arizona, 2026 Position Statement
Arizona EDs are absorbing the consequences of a healthcare system that is out of beds. AzCEP supports system-wide solutions.
The problem
ED boarding, admitted patients held in the ED waiting for an inpatient bed, has reached crisis levels in Arizona. Long stays in hallways degrade outcomes, exhaust staff, and crowd out the next sick patient walking through the door.
Our position
This is not an ED problem. It is a hospital throughput problem, and the fix lives upstream: capacity, discharge coordination, post-acute placement, and behavioral-health diversion. AzCEP supports hospital-wide accountability metrics and continued partnership with AzHHA, ADHS, and the legislature.