HIT Consultant January 11, 2024
Staffing shortages and rising costs leave ERs in chaos and even force some hospitals to shut down money-losing emergency departments altogether. Chaotic or closed emergency rooms not only cost lives but cut off a pipeline of new patients that provide income for hospitals and jobs for specialist physicians.
The main driver behind ER chaos and expense is a nationwide shortage of trained doctors and nurses. A single nurse often has to care for ten or more patients in the ED simultaneously, leading to treatment delays and deferred care. Adequately staffing Emergency Departments at today’s operating standards will take years and cost hospitals tens of millions of dollars each, money they simply don’t have.
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