Reframing the "Weekend Effect": From Hospital "Failure" to System-Level Selection

Authors

• Jonathan Dawson, Howard University College of Medicine
• Aditya Loganathan, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Nicholas Melucci, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Michael Friedman, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Maeve McLaughlin, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Marissa Potenza, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Erica Valdovinos, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Robert Shesser, George Washington University - School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-2-2026

Journal

URGENT Matters

Keywords

Health Care, Hospital

Comments

©2026 The Authors. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

Dawson, Jonathan, Laganathan, Aditya, Melucci, Nicholas, Friedman, Michael, McLaughlin, Maeve, Potenza, Marissa, Valdovinos, Erica and Shesser, Robert, "Reframing the "Weekend Effect": From Hospital "Failure" to System-Level Selection" (2026). URGENT Matters. Paper 75 https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/smhs_URGENT_Matters/75

Peer Reviewed

1