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This quote is just one of 5 total Dr. Frederick Blum quotes in our collection. Dr. Frederick Blum is known for saying 'Americans assume they will receive lifesaving emergency care when and where they need it, but increasingly that isn't the case.' as well as some of the following quotes.
Americans assume they will receive lifesaving emergency care when and where they need it, but increasingly that isn't the case.
Many hospital emergency departments in this country are operating at, or over current capacity. We as a nation, have poured millions of dollars into preparedness, but virtually none of that has gone to the one place that is the true first response to something like a flu epidemic, or a hurricane, or a terrorist attack -- the nation's emergency departments.
At a time when emergency department visits are going through the roof, the number of emergency departments has declined because hospitals have found it more economically attractive to close the emergency department than keep it open and lose money.
This quote is just one of 5 total Dr. Frederick Blum quotes in our collection. Dr. Frederick Blum is known for saying 'Americans assume they will receive lifesaving emergency care when and where they need it, but increasingly that isn't the case.' as well as some of the following quotes.