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Article: Emergency Doctors and Nurses Urge Congress: Save America's Emergency Departments.
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- September 27, 2005
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Thousands of Doctors, Nurses and Patients Rally for 'Access To Emergency Medical Services Act'
New Report Shows Troubled Times in Nation's Emergency Rooms
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- America's hospital emergency departments are under-funded, overcrowded, and suffer from staffing challenges caused by rising costs of medical liability insurance, according to a report released today by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
More than 3,500 emergency physicians and nurses came to the steps of the U.S. Capitol, urging Congress to "save emergency care" and to make sure their patients continue to have access to lifesaving ...