emergency room
Americannoun
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emergency rooms
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It follows each hour of a 12-hour shift at an emergency room in Pittsburgh and features an ensemble cast with Wyle’s Dr. Robby as the heart of the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
As a result, MSF is now running an emergency room there, but pregnant women who need surgery to deliver a baby, have to travel three hours to the nearest city.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
But in the race to take on Feely, Amish Shah, an emergency room physician, is leading Marlene Galán-Woods, a former broadcast journalist whom Democrats’ House campaign arm had endorsed.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
The company said it did see positive factors during the quarter, including growth in admissions, equivalent admissions and emergency room visits, increased benefit from Medicaid Supplemental Payment Programs and improved expense trends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
About an hour later, sitting outside the emergency room, State Trooper Rindlisbacher gave up on getting answers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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