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In one case that was eventually settled, an on-call specialist admitted making no effort to come in promptly, stating that traffic would be untenable for an hour because it was near the end of a Chicago Bulls playoff, recalls Tom Scaletta, MD, FAAEM, chair of the ED at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL, and the emergency physician (EP) quoted the specialist verbatim to make it clear why a transfer was initiated.

Unavailable Specialist = Legal Woes for EPs