Our overburdened ERs.
Like meteorologists tracking powerful weather systems, hospital officials have watched uneasily for some time as pressures built. The rising number of uninsured, a nursing shortage, lower reimbursements, and more and sicker hospital patients all brought turbulence. Now a convergence of these and other factors poses a serious challenge to emergency rooms, raising concerns about the stability of the nation's health care delivery system.
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