The Hill (11/8, Choi) reports, “A group of medical organizations on Monday warned President Biden that hospital emergency departments were reaching a ‘breaking point’ as they deal with influxes of patients seeking beds that are not available.” The organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, “cautioned that the issue of ‘boarding,’ keeping admitted patients in emergency departments due to lack of space, has been brought to a ‘crisis point’ by staffing shortages.” The groups in a letter to Biden “stated that the issue is driving an ‘exodus of excellent physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.’”
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— “Biden warned staffing shortages sparking exodus of emergency room physicians, nurses “Joseph Choi, The Hill, November 8, 2022