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Article: ALMOST HALF OF HOSPITALS EXPERIENCE CROWDED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

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September 27, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued the following press release:

Between 40 percent and 50 percent of U.S. hospitals experience crowded conditions in the emergency department (ED) with almost two-thirds of metropolitan EDs experiencing crowding at times, according to a new report issued today by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

The report, entitled "Staffing, Capacity, and Ambulance Diversion in Emergency Departments: United States, 2003-04," contains a number of findings, including:

* An average of 4,500 EDs were in operation in United States during 2003 and 2004.

* Crowding in ...

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