Shortages put hospitals on the brink of collapse

Jan 02, 2009 02:28 PM

by jsrRN

Updated Jan 03, 2009 at 11:56 AM by sirI

Guardian, UK
Shortages put hospitals on the brink of collapse

• Three operations-a-time in overstretched theatres
• Call for Israel to let in most serious cases for treatment

Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem, Hazem Balousha in Gaza City

The Guardian, Wednesday 31 December 2008

Emergency medical supplies were being flown to the Middle East yesterday to help Gaza's overstretched hospitals, where doctors say they are still struggling to cope with hundreds of injured patients.

*MedSurg32RN* · Jan 03, 2009, 10:26 PM

Re: Shortages put hospitals on the brink of collapse

It is very very scary situation with no winners.

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Shortages put hospitals on the brink of collapse

Shortages put hospitals on the brink of collapse

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