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A gap of 5% GDP represents $1 trillion, about $3,000 per person relative to the next most expensive country. In other words, the U.S. would have to cut healthcare costs by roughly one-third ($1 trillion or $3,000 per person on average) to be competitive with the next most expensive country.
According to the Institute of Medicine, between 1993 and 2003, emergency room visits in the US grew by 26%, while in the same period, the number of emergency departments declined by 425. [160] Mentally ill patients present a unique challenge for emergency departments and hospitals.
According to numbers gathered from the CDC, more than 12 million people go to the ER each year for stomach and abdominal issues.
"Somebody who's been sitting in the emergency room for 30 hours is miserable," stated a nurse. [21] At the University of Mississippi Medical Center the emergency room and intensive care unit were beyond capacity in September 2021, almost all with COVID patients: "It's like a 'logjam' with beds in hallways," said the hospital's chief executive. [54]
The right-leaning group Virginia Project said the crisis may be the reason for the legislature to take an immediate interest in infrastructure funding, before offering a Confederate-era suggestion:
In 2010, the emergency department received more than 65,000 visits. [11] Peter Bastone joined CRMC in 2013 as President & CEO [12] and rebranded the health system to Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in order to better represent the services offered beyond the hospital building. [13]
According to the Institute of Medicine, between 1993 and 2003, emergency room visits in the U.S. grew by 26%, while in the same period, the number of emergency departments declined by 425. [88] Hospitals bill uninsured patients directly under the fee-for-service model, often charging much more than insurers would pay, [ 69 ] and patients may ...
“There’s like a place in my mind that I can’t get near with all of the pain and grief. It’s like the door in my house to my daughter’s room – I just can’t go anywhere near it.”