ERs face a new urgency
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 18:35
in Health & Medicine
Faced with long waits, many patients opt for urgent care instead. Can ERs afford that? Those folks who slice a finger chopping vegetables, come home from work to a feverish baby or break a bone in a weekend football game have, at last count, just over 4,000 emergency departments scattered across the country from which they can seek care.