Report Slams U.S. Emergency Care System A new report says the U.S. emergency medical system is overburdened, underfunded and fragmented. Doctors examine the problems of the emergency medical system and some potential fixes.

Report Slams U.S. Emergency Care System

Report Slams U.S. Emergency Care System

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A new report says the U.S. emergency medical system is over-burdened, under-funded and fragmented. Doctors examine the problems of the emergency medical system and some potential ways to fix it.

Guests:

Dr. Ricardo Martinez, assistant professor of emergency medicine, Emory University; executive vice-president of Medical Affairs at the Schumacher Group

Dr. Timothy Buchman, medical director of the Trauma Center and co-director of the surgical intensive care unit at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis; professor of surgery at Washington University in St. Louis

Dr. Michael Roizen, division chair of anesthesia, critical care medicine and comprehensive pain management at the Cleveland Clinic; co-author of You the Smart Patient and You the Owner's Manual