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On the recordJuly 11, 2019
It's not the doctor's fault that patients are everywhere. It's not the nurse's fault that the crisis has suddenly overwhelmed that emergency department.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Green argues that the healthcare crisis is due to insufficient resources, not the staff's actions.

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