Healthcare in America Series II, Part 5 – Why Emergency Rooms Are Overwhelmed (And It’s Not “Abuse”)

Michael and Sarah Walker

Healthcare in America Series II, Part 5 - Why Emergency Rooms Are Overwhelmed (And It’s Not “Abuse”)

Play Episode Pause Episode

1x

00:00 / 3:20

RSS Feed

Share

Link

Embed

<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Zh1yn7CIYQ"><a href="https://elephantsinkroom.com/podcast/healthcare-in-america-series-ii-part-5-why-emergency-rooms-are-overwhelmed-and-its-not-abuse/">Healthcare in America Series II, Part 5 &#8211; Why Emergency Rooms Are Overwhelmed (And It’s Not “Abuse”)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://elephantsinkroom.com/podcast/healthcare-in-america-series-ii-part-5-why-emergency-rooms-are-overwhelmed-and-its-not-abuse/embed/#?secret=Zh1yn7CIYQ" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Healthcare in America Series II, Part 5 &#8211; Why Emergency Rooms Are Overwhelmed (And It’s Not “Abuse”)&#8221; &#8212; Elephant in the Ink Room" data-secret="Zh1yn7CIYQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://elephantsinkroom.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Is this urgent care?
Is it the emergency room?
Is it safe to wait?

Youtube Playlist for Our Healthcare Series

 

Please Visit The Elephants BBQ on Substack
The Elephants BBQ
Help Support Our Efforts
AI Disclaimer
"Let's slow down and think this through."

 

Share this:

• Post
• Email
• Reddit
• 
• Telegram
• WhatsApp
• Bluesky
• More

• Threads

Like this:

Like Loading…