News flash: ERs are overcrowded. “Emergency patients tend to be sicker and more unstable than others, causing some specialists to be reluctant to see them because of the higher liability and higher malpractice insurance rates, Epstein said.
The result is that some specialists, like neurosurgeons, leave certain states or refuse to provide emergency care.”
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Good to see that the article closes with the standard unsupported claims. Nothing if not consistent.
CJD
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