Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "Even when physicians determine these patients need to be admitted to the hospital, ...
"Even when physicians determine these patients need to be admitted to the hospital, they often wait for hours — sometimes more than a day — in the ER in pain and discomfort, not getting enough food or water, not moving around, not being helped to the bathroom, and not getting the kind of care doctors deem necessary."
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/emergency-room-boarding-older-adults-harm/
#healthcare #hospitals #ER #EmergencyRoom #aging #seniors
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/emergency-room-boarding-older-adults-harm/
#healthcare #hospitals #ER #EmergencyRoom #aging #seniors