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Focus on Operations

Elimination of Emergency Department Ambulance Divert during the COVID-19 Pandemic Was Not Associated with an Increase in the Average Number of Ambulance Arrivals per Day

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Pages 712-718 | Received 11 May 2023, Accepted 11 Oct 2023, Published online: 02 Nov 2023

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