More patients, smaller staff challenge for Samaritan ER
Dr. Matthew Lockwood details some of the challenges facing the Samaritan Healthcare emergency department. Lockwood is the department’s medical director. Staff at the hospital said the ER is short by about six beds in the current facility when national standards are considered.
CHERYL SCHWEIZER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
MOSES LAKE — More patients, fewer staff, more paperwork and cramped spaces have combined to put strains on the emergency department at Samaritan Hospital. Matthew Lockwood, the physician in charge of the department, detailed some of the challenges in a presentation to Samaritan Healthcare commissioners Tuesday.
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