Yes, this has been a major problem here in our ER where I work in Fl. We have an 18 bed ER with another 6 beds in Fast Track. Sometimes we have as many as 20 "boarders" in the ER waiting on beds. This means we also have to utilize many hall beds. One way we deal with this is to call in extra staff and move some of the boarders over to the Staging Area for the cath pts. but if they have a full schedule the next day, as they normally do, pts are generally shipped back to the ER until other arrangements are made. I understand this is a problem in most surrounding hospitals and have heard of no solution to this problem as of yet. Hang in there fellow peeps.