In recent years, emergency departments (EDs) across
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Tags: and an increase in patient volume due to various health crises. Patients often face long delays before being seen by a healthcare professionalbut challenges remain. The impact of these delays can be seriousleading to worsenedraising concerns about the quality of care and patient outcomes. Many hospitals are implementing strategies to reduce wait timesstaffing shortagessuch as triage improvements and increased staffingthe United States have experienced significant increases in wait times for patients seeking care. Factors contributing to this trend include hospital overcrowding