Bottlenecks

o Triage

Consequences
Delays in receiving medical
attention
Compromise in privacy and
confidentiality
poor
physician-patient
communication
failing
to
provide

the

necessary care altogether

Or even having to decide
whose life to save when not
everyone can be saved.
Increased walkouts
Medical negligence claims

o Limited manpower

Severe

resource

constraints

have the potential to greatly

weaken

the

satisfaction

overall
of

job

emergency

physicians.
Increased patient mortality
Medical errors

o Availability of laboratory

Increased hospital lengths of

stay

o Communication
ER

doctors

of

the
to

Increased hospital lengths of

stay

Consultants doctors

Delays in receiving medical

attention

o Health

care

(HMO)

identification
o Room
Room

Increased hospital lengths of

stay

availability

and

preparation

for

Increased hospital lengths of

stay

new patients (cleaning

and disinfecting)
o Availability of medicine
o

Increased hospital lengths of

stay