The ethical DNA of healthcare organizations is to provide health
care for those who need. In the U.S., EMTALA, the federal
regulation enacted in 1986 is a legal way of ensuring the
beneficent commitment of the healthcare institutions. Under EMTALA,
the staff at hospital emergency departments are required to screen
every patient who seeks emergency care and to stabilize or transfer
those with medical emergencies, regardless of health insurance
status or ability to pay. However, fully abiding by the law...