Survey of directors of emergency departments in California on overcrowding
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Overcrowding in Emergency Departments: Effects on Patients
Recently there has been increased discussion on the overcrowded conditions in many of California’s emergency departments. A recent article published in the Western Journal of Medicine details the result of a comprehensive survey among directors of California EDs. Over 96% reported episodic overcrowding in EDs and some reported nearly daily overcrowding. The results are also similar to that cond...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0093-0415
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.6.385