Sunday, January 13, 2008

Emergency Room Call-Another Doctor Shortage

Across the United States, and certainly in Northern California...hospitals are facing increasing difficulty with the availability of certain specialties to cover emergency rooms. In the past, if a patient is seen in a community hospital by the emergency physician, she can call on a panel of specialists to come in when needed to see the patient. Physicians in Neurosurgery, Orthopedics,