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Adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care and may wait more often.
Starting next year, hospitals must disclose the number of ER patients, their wait times and the number of patients waiting for a hospital bed to open up.
Physicians say this problem is even worse than during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Physicians say this problem is even worse than during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic.