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Emergency Rooms Cope with Staffing Issues

An increasing number of hospitals across the country have a problem in the emergency room -- a lack of specialists who are willing to be "on call" for emergencies. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

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Patti Neighmond
Award-winning journalist Patti Neighmond is NPR's health policy correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.