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ER Backlogs Straining NH Healthcare | Concord News
Emergency rooms in Manchester, New Hampshire, are buckling under unprecedented strain, with patients facing waits of up to nine hours just to see a doctor. Eric York’s father was stranded in a hospital gown for nearly 10 hours at Catholic Medical Center — a nightmare scenario echoing across the region. Doctors at Elliot Hospital confirm these delays are becoming systemic, fueled by stretched-thin resources, staffing shortages, and a critical shortage of skilled nursing facility beds that trap patients in ERs. As hospitals triage the overflow — from life-or-death emergencies to delayed…
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