The problems you describe, however, are apparent thoughout many industries in the U.S. Management, driven by their Board of Directors, and concerned with maximizing profits and dividends over all other issues, are reacting similarly, by cutting staff to the bone and compromising safety in many cases rather than look inwardly to other budget cutting measures. The amount of bonuses received by many corporate managers in a single year alone could pay for numerous additional full-time personnel.

Unfortunately, I would guess that the Boards that perform what is classed as ‘oversight’ of the medical community are made up of many ‘worker bees’. Until laws are passed similar to that used the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that foster reporting of safety issues and severely fine companies that attempt to quell or sequester reporting issues the conditions you speak of will continue. At least until some major lawsuits start to shutdown the offenders.