Evaluating the Addition of a Clinical Pharmacist Service to a Midlevel Provider-Driven Culture Follow-up Program in a Community Emergency Department.

The impact that an antimicrobial stewardship program can have on an inpatient setting has been well documented, but there are limited data on the use of an antimicrobial stewardship program in the emergency department (ED). The objective of this study was to assess the impact of adding a pharmacist service to a midlevel provider-driven culture follow-up program in the ED on achieving optimal therapy. This was a quasi-experimental study with designations of pre- and post-interventions conducted at a large community hospital with the pre-intervention phase occurring from June 1, 2019, to August 31, 2019, and the post-intervention phase occurring from January 1, 2020, to March 31, 2020.