France absolutely has staff and funding shortages, on top of the supply chain issues for medicine [0]. For the US, there sure is the affordability issue, but I

France absolutely has staff and funding shortages, on top of the supply chain issues for medicine [0]. For the US, there sure is the affordability issue, but I don't think that's anything new. However, OP's point is that there had already been staff shortages for a while before COVID, but now the proverbial camel's back has been broken: > Ultra lean staffing prior to covid led to the sh*tshow during the pandemic and, now that everyone is quitting, things are now in total collapse. [...] There are 30 rooms in the ER, but 3 nurses overnight… This is the exact situation in France. The hospitals are physically still there, but there's not enough staff. --- [0] French only, but the title reads "Health ministry admits to emergency services being closed" https://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/urgences-le-ministre-de-la-sante-admet-que-des-services-sont-fermes-20220810 https://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/urgences-le-ministre-de-...