Short supply. In California, consolidation threatens emergency care.
In the wake of hospital downsizing wrought in large part by managed care, California is witnessing an alarming shortage of emergency services capacity. In one prominent case last year, a woman injured in an automobile accident died after emergency personnel carted her to three hospitals trying to find an ER that was staffed to care for her properly. Officials warn that it's an issue that has national significance.
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