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90 is a crowd: Not enough seats, teachers in Delhi govt schools

The overcrowding crisis in Delhi government schools has sparked alarm among education advocates and students alike. With some classes hosting as many as 90 students, the learning e...

New schools open in Queens this week, but overcrowding problems remain

Three new schools are set to welcome Western Queens students this week – but local education advocates say they’ll only make a marginal difference in addressing overcrowding in...

Overcrowding and corridor care in A&E 'killing around 550 patients in the UK every week', study reveals

The scale of the problem is an 'absolute scandal' with the fatalities the equivalent of a 'fatal jumbo jet crash every single week', doctors said.

AI Forecasting Reshapes Doctor Schedules in a Pediatric Emergency Room

Emergency departments around the world share a stubborn problem: patients arrive in waves that never quite match the number of doctors on duty. When demand outstrips staffing, wait...

Patient numbers soar for Whanganui Hospital's 15-bed emergency department

On one day in September, the 15-bed department reached 253 percent capacity - equivalent to about 50 patients in the department at one time.

Is your bus or train always overcrowded? Share your story

Pressure on State’s transport services is greater than ever

Record-high ED presentations and increasing case complexity taking toll on doctors

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine says annual ED presentations are up 21 percent from 2015-16, despite population growth of only 13 percent.

Record 1.4 million patients swamp NZ emergency departments as doctors warn of crisis

Emergency doctors say rising numbers of seriously ill patients, hospital bed shortages and workforce pressures are leaving EDs operating at or above capacity every day.

Too many desks, not enough students: The cost of low enrollment in Salem-Keizer

More than half of Salem-Keizer elementary schools will operate with a student population under 75% of school capacity this year, which officials say impacts the resources and progr...

NYC ambulance response times hit record high amid EMS staffing shortage

Life-threatening emergency response times have climbed from 9:34 in 2021 to 13:09 this fiscal year as FDNY loses about 10 ambulance units daily to staffing shortages, with official...

Over 100 inmates sleeping on floor in Midlands Prison weeks before drone drug overdose incident

The Irish Prison Service continues to battle overcrowding, with facilities across the country now 648 people above capacity

Overcrowding in prisons

Many of those under trial are only there because they can't afford bail

NYC announces plans to ease crowding at violence-plagued juvenile detention centers

The Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx. Crossroads and Horizon juvenile detention centers have been over capacity for years. [ more › ]

Student Support Needs Outpace College Capacity

Dispute over right-of-way sparked violent clashes at Cork's Spring Lane halting site last month

Overcrowding now so acute it is fuelling tensions between families, advocates say

'Makeshift' treatment areas and long waits reported at Lyell McEwin Hospital ED, union says

'Makeshift' treatment areas and long waits reported at Lyell McEwin Hospital ED, union says

'Absolute chaos' at Gisborne Hospital ED as nurses struggle with staffing shortages

More than 30 ED nurses from Gisborne Hospital will strike for an hour on Wednesday over unsafe staffing levels.

Patients 'in danger' from understaffed emergency department, doctors say

The emergency department is on the brink of collapse at Wairau Hospital, with patients being put in danger because of too few staff, doctors say.

Port Congestion Sets New Record at 4.3M TEU in Stranded Volume

The volume of container capacity stranded due to port congestion has reached a new record high, reports the analytics firm Linerlytica. Mounting delay...

Clamour grows in Keralam to augment coaches, introduce more MEMU trains

Passenger organisations seek measures to ease recurrent overcrowding on short-distance and inter-city express trains; rising preference for trains is linked to NH-66 widening works...

Why Seniors Can Wait Hours in the ER — 5 Problems Families Should Prepare For

A trip to the emergency room can become an all-day ordeal, and older Americans have plenty of opportunities to experience it. The Centers for Disease...

Middlemore Hospital swamped in 'appalling' late-night surge of patients

A doctor at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital says 103 patients were queuing at 11.15pm on Wednesday, waiting to be seen by just seven doctors.

'Something has to give': Gisborne ED nurses to strike against staff shortages

Cold and flu season has exhausted the health system this year, with widespread reports of staff and bed shortages.

Early arrivals contributing to hospital congestion, says Perak health exco

IPOH, Sept 8 — Congestion at government hospitals in Perak is partly caused by elderly patients arriving with fami...