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Emergency rooms are at ‘breaking point,’ physicians say

November 9, 2022

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Rising hospital staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic have heightened stress on physicians and nurses, leading to burnout and an exodus of highly skilled professionals across the healthcare system. The ACEP also has documented a recent rise in violence against physicians in emergency centers.

Emergency room clinicians have pushed Congress to increase regulations to protect them from the rise in violence. Hospital operators are reporting longer lengths of stay for patients, even as overall inpatient admissions have declined.

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