THE REAL CRISIS NO ONE SEES COMING The Hidden Trigger In late 2022, a hospital emergency department in Wisconsin reached a critical point: wait times exceeded three hours, 30% of nurses were out sick, and temporary staff walked off their shifts. The core issue? A staffing plan that treated the seasonal spike in demand like a surprise instead of a certainty. This scenario isn’t unique. Each year, hospitals face the same cycle: staff burnout, overnight coverage gaps, and the quiet…
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