The story where the woman had to dial 911 from the ER to receive care seems to be getting a lot of play here. The ensuing forum is bringing out more “complaints” against this hospital – it seems that people do not understand that the reason why ERs are so overcrowded is beyond the physicians’ control. There are many reasons for this (too many uninsured, poor access to primary care, misuse of the ER etc.) – not one of which is the hospital’s fault.
More on ER waits . . .
Tagged as: Hospital-Based Medicine, Primary Care
More in Uncategorized
-
Most Popular
Past Week
-
The dangerous racial bias in dermatology AI
Alex Siauw | Tech -
The high cost of PCSK9 inhibitors like Repatha
Larry Kaskel, MD | Conditions -
The decline of the doctor-patient relationship
William Lynes, MD | Physician -
Rethinking cholesterol and atherosclerosis
Larry Kaskel, MD | Conditions -
Diagnosing the epidemic of U.S. violence
Brian Lynch, MD | Physician -
A neurosurgeon’s fight with the state medical board [PODCAST]
The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast
-
Past 6 Months
-
Rethinking the JUPITER trial and statin safety
Larry Kaskel, MD | Conditions -
The dangerous racial bias in dermatology AI
Alex Siauw | Tech -
When language barriers become a medical emergency
Monzur Morshed, MD and Kaysan Morshed | Physician -
The mental health workforce is collapsing
Ronke Lawal | Conditions -
A doctor’s struggle with burnout and boundaries
Humeira Badsha, MD | Physician -
The stoic cure for modern anxiety
Osmund Agbo, MD | Physician
-
Recent Posts
-
Expanding Parkinson’s care: a new universe for patients, caregivers, and clinicians [PODCAST]
The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast -
How health disparities affect children
Ronald L. Lindsay, MD | Physician -
Rethinking cholesterol and atherosclerosis
Larry Kaskel, MD | Conditions -
Why doctors need emotional skills to survive
Robin Stern, PhD and Marc Brackett, PhD | Conditions -
Stepping down in medicine: Why letting go can be an act of leadership [PODCAST]
The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast -
Celebrating internal medicine through our human connections with patients
American College of Physicians | Education
-
Subscribe to KevinMD and never miss a story!
Get free updates delivered free to your inbox.







![A neurosurgeon's fight with the state medical board [PODCAST]](https://kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/Design-1-190x100.jpg)



![Expanding Parkinson’s care: a new universe for patients, caregivers, and clinicians [PODCAST]](https://kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Podcast-by-KevinMD-WideScreen-3000-px-4-190x100.jpg)
