Public health and medical officials have been trying to reduce wait times in emergency departments (EDs) for years. Surprisingly, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic seems to have done just that. But now people are concerned that wait times are getting shorter for the wrong reasons.Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, EDs around the country were under strain. Seven million people waited more than 2 hours for care in 2017, with many waiting much longer than that.
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