By straining resources, hospital overcrowding reduces timely care, overwhelms staff, and increases risks of errors and infections.
Keywords
hospital,
patient,
bed,
capacity,
shortage,
staff,
doctor,
nurse,
care,
quality,
treatment,
emergency,
infection,
risk,
contagion,
widener,
mortality,
stress,
burnout,
exhaustion,
pressure,
resource,
supply,
equipment,
overload,
discharge,
ambulance,
icu,
overflow,
crowd,
noise,
discomfort,
hygiene,
cleanliness,
safety,
security,
crisis,
management,
policy