There was a famous case in LA of a couple of doctors working impossible shifts (more than 24 hours in a day, or 24 hours a day for over a week straight): http:

There was a famous case in LA of a couple of doctors working impossible shifts (more than 24 hours in a day, or 24 hours a day for over a week straight): http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/26/local/me-kingdrew26 http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/26/local/me-kingdrew26 Eventually the facility was closed and some of the administrators were canned.