Hospital emergency rooms aren’t well (Naples Daily News)


Fixing the problems that plague hospital emergency rooms nationwide is a tall order, but it’s one that federal lawmakers are being asked to tackle. U.S. Reps. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., and Pete Sessions, R-Texas, have reintroduced legislation to start a debate about what Congress can do to help address overcrowding in emergency rooms, patient “boarding,” reduced availability of specialists and huge ...