Articles Tagged With 'Medical Emergencies'

Rationing Medical Care: Health Officials Struggle With Setting Standards

by Sheri Fink
ProPublica, Dec. 21, 2009, 7:14 a.m.

With the threat of a flu pandemic, doctors are still struggling with a serious issue: Which patients should be given access to lifesaving treatments if more people need it than the system can handle?

Key Panel Presses for Clearer Guidance on Who Gets Scarce Resources in Major Medical Disasters

by Charles Ornstein and Sheri Fink, ProPublica Sept. 24, 2009, 6:02 p.m.

A report from a committee of doctors, lawyers and public health professionals declares an "urgent and clear need" for consistent standards of care during medical crises.