Emergency Department of a hospital (ED). This choice is made by a patient who is generally not herself a trained medical … patients, and takes into account the factors that affect the patient. We show that a separating equilibrium, in which all …

life expectancy of WA hospital patients by almost 3 months between 2000 and 2007, controlling for the patient's age, sex … patient had private insurance), postcode (over 400 postcodes), year of hospital admission, and number of procedures performed … longevity of all hospital patients, i.e. patients with a variety of medical conditions. The analysis is based on data on over …