Knock Knock Eye: Why Does the U.S. Have a "Barbaric" Emergency Room Problem?

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens · May 7, 2026 · 42m

Put down the hospital cafeteria coffee because today I am diving into a "barbaric" problem in American hospitals that I can't believe I haven't addressed yet: ED Boarding. I’m talking to you like a med student in the trenches to explain why patients are stacking up in hallways for days and why it’s not because we’ve run out of beds, but because the incentives of hospital administration and insurance companies are fundamentally broken.

Later, we’re tackling the new Netflix documentary Caterpillar about eye color change surgery. I’ll break down the "laser-guided" sales pitch for…