Opinion | ‘Violence Has Become a Daily Occurrence In Our Hospitals’ - The New York Times

In some sense, violence in the E.R. is stark evidence of society's broader neglect: a medical system in which mental health beds are scarce, primary care remains elusive and prescription costs soar; a shelter network that's buckling; a country where parents may not make enough to feed their children. All of this can lead to intolerable overcrowding and interminable waiting in the E.R., which can rupture into frustration, anger and incivility...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/opinion/emergency-room-hospitals-violence.html