>But critics say that having too many emergency departments in one community reduces the quality of care because it shrinks the amount of practice that local tr

>But critics say that having too many emergency departments in one community reduces the quality of care because it shrinks the amount of practice that local trauma-trained physicians get when treating complicated injuries. A similar argument was made when Northside Hospital tried to open a trauma center earlier this year, but withdrew after two other area hospitals with trauma centers contested the expansion. A spin on the Roemer Effect it seems. Florida apparently has a Certificate of Need policy.