Arizona rates D-plus in ER care

The scarcity of nurses, physicians, funding, and facilities is having a detremential effect on emergency rooms in Arizona. "Emergency medical care in Arizona ranks near the bottom in a state-by-state report released Tuesday — with too few specialists available, inadequate spending and a critical need for trauma centers." Since the data was collected, the state legislature has passed measures to improve the training of nurses. "Emergency care is a window on the entire health-care system," Taylor said. "When things are bad in the emergency department, they're bad everywhere." Hopefully, the emergency room care in Arizona will improve in the future.