Problem Solved: Goodbye to ED "Code Black"

Sweeping nurse understaffing -- and the harm it causes -- back under the rug.

Last week’s big NZ Health story was that Whangarei hospital's emergency department was closed to taking new patients because it hit “Code Black”.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangarei-hospital-ed-hits-code-black-no-new-patients-accepted/EQ2CXVE2AJGATOU54RM77GMEBE/

“Code Black”, in layman's terms, is a situation where the ED is overloaded and no longer f…