The United States is on track for a potential hospital bed crisis as occupancy rates continue to climb. According to researchers from UCLA, hospital occupancy is expected to rise from the current 75% to 85% by 2032. This increase pushes the system dangerously close to what experts define as a bed shortage, where hospitals struggle

Emergency rooms are some of the busiest places in a hospital. Doctors and nurses work under pressure to provide life-saving care, but overcrowding, lack of privacy, and limited space create challenges that make their jobs even harder. During peak seasons and pandemics, these problems become worse. Patients in hallway beds have no privacy, while