Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care & suffer avoidable harm https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050824_er_senior_care/stranded-er-seniors-await-hospital-care-suffer-avoidable-harm/
As medical workers who staff emergency rooms contend with ER boarding, adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care - and seniors may encounter boarding more often than other patients.
#Tucson #Arizona
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