A recent NEJM study sheds some light on weekend hospital care:
Although the increased risk of death is small, roughly 5 percent higher in the month after an attack occurs, it can mean potentially thousands more deaths in the United States annually. The study indicated that weekend patients waited longer for angioplasty and other procedures, probably because of reduced staffing.
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