Crowding Kills

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Exit Block: What it is and why it's dangerous. - Emergency Medicine Ireland

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This a great video from the college on the significance of exit block and the effects it’s having on our patients and staff. This,...

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  John A Carroll Crowding in Emergency Rooms kills. When you wait too long for a serious medical problem in an ER, it is dangerous for many reasons. This is what I was telling OSF's CEO Keith Steffen in 2001. Keith was quoted in the JS that the old ER was built to see 33,000 patients per year but was actually seeing 70,000 patients per year. Since then OSF has built the new 280 million dollar Milestone Project which includes a new ER.

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  John A Carroll Letter written to Keith Steffen. I wonder how many patients had adverse outcomes from prolonged waiting before, during, or after a visit to the OSF-Emergency Room. http://peoriasmedicalmafia.blogspot.com/.../keiths-letter...

  

  Peoria's Medical Mafia: Keith's Letter

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  Dr. Carroll, The Sister's have lost the battle when they allowed you to be termi... See More

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