Emergency Medicine

Patient-first.
Clinician-led.
Emergency care.

From the moment patients arrive at your hospital, our clinician-led Emergency Medicine (EM) team takes action. On-site leadership, efficient, collaborative triage processes, and clear, reliable practices help start coordinated care sooner. All designed to help improve emergency department (ED) throughput and lower avoidable costs. Together with your leaders and nurses, we build a patient-first culture of excellence in your ED.

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What sets us apart

You want an ED that moves. Safer, faster, and with dignity for every patient. We prioritize the front end for accelerated care: efficient triage and faster arrival-to-care initiation. With clinician-led teams and an on-site medical director who knows your community, we align to your goals and reinforce the plan every shift alongside your hospital and nursing leaders—so your ED is a catalyst for uncompromising care.

Faster flow, improved throughput.
We customize a coordinated front-end model that fits your department—whether split-flow, accelerated triage, or bedside registration—paired with timely oversight to spot barriers and act. All designed to provide shorter arrival-to-clinician times and reliable ED flow.
Accountable, on-site leadership that owns performance.
Our medical director takes ownership and accountability for your ED’s operational performance, works collaboratively with your nursing leadership to drive caregiver alignment, and is backed by Sound’s skill-development tools to enhance their transformational leadership.
Fixed costs, shared risk, predictable budgets.
We’re your trusted partner in financial stewardship, driving value while working to reduce costs. We can tie a portion of fees to performance, strive to reduce subsidies where feasible, and lead with a plan to reduce total program spend.
Stable, well-staffed teams, minimizing premium temp labor.
We build cohesive, stable teams that are aligned on our patient-first culture of excellence, reducing your reliance on temporary labor and deploying practice management expertise to maximize your partnership.
Clear data, clear next steps.
Clear dashboards and reliable routines create transparency and momentum. We pair thoughtful care and clinical excellence with disciplined management that includes daily shift huddles, weekly throughput and quality reviews, and monthly operational reviews to help enhance ED throughput.

Hear from our physician CEO of Sound Emergency Medicine

“With local clinician leadership and a patient-first culture, we’ve driven 20-minute door-to-clinician times and a 14% drop in left without being seen, partnering with you to set the bar for excellence.”
— Tony Briningstool, MD, FACEP, CEO, Sound Emergency Medicine

Who we are
Dr. Tony Briningstool introduces a patient-first practice grounded in teamwork, local leadership, and decades of frontline experience.
4 key differentiators
Patient-first culture; intentional leadership development for medical directors; collaborative partnership with hospital leaders; clinical excellence that meets—or beats—industry benchmarks.
Measurable results
System-wide improvements—driven by disciplined flow and daily operational focus.
What to expect when we partner
Full ownership of a seamless transition, clear 30/60/90-day performance goals, and locally led teams aligned with your leaders, so your emergency department sets the bar for safe, efficient, patient-centered care.