Why Hospital Admission Is Getting Harder

About this episode

Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal discusses the challenges patients face in emergency departments regarding hospital admissions.

Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal discusses how patients in emergency department are getting stuck waiting for days to be transferred into an inpatient ward.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Lehrer

Guest: Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal

Topics covered

• hospital admission
• emergency department
• patient care
• healthcare system
• inpatient ward

Keywords

• hospital admission
• emergency department
• patient transfer
• inpatient care
• healthcare challenges

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