Editorial - Acute Medicine is invested in patient care, and therefore multiple departments

There is a myth that Acute Physicians only work in Acute Medical Units (AMUs). In fact, they tread a constant path between the AMU, the Emergency Department (ED), ambulatory care, Intensive Care Units (ITUs) and various specialty wards within the hospital. Just as our focus is not tied to a single organ or body system, is it not solely linked to a certain geographical place. As a result, those working in Acute Medicine are invested in the pathways, problems, processes and positive attributes of departments and units outside of the AMU, because they affect our patients.