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May 1, 2026 | CBS News
“Dr. Efrén Manjarrez, president of the Society of Hospital Medicine, which represents doctors who work in inpatient units, also called for emergency measures. ‘Every day this backlog persists is a day that hospitalized patients in these communities face greater risk.'”