Mississippi: who's staffing our emergency departments?

Emergency services in Mississippi have come under scrutiny over the past few years. As part of a summer research project, we surveyed all 88 Mississippi emergency departments available to the public to determine physician staffing characteristics. At four times during one week (10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on a Tuesday and a Saturday), we determined whether a physician was present, their specialty, board certification/resident status, and whether they were from the community. Our paper presents and discusses the findings.