Hospitals Facing Coverage Shortages

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Todd Rodriguez

According to a recent article in the Naples Dailey News (Here), hospitals across the Country are facing a shortage when it comes to specialty physician coverage for the emergency room.   Fifty-five percent of hospitals surveyed by the American Hospital Association have experienced a coverage shortage and a third compensate physicians for ER coverage.  Specialty areas of particular concern include orthopedics and neurosurgery.

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