Causes and consequences of overcrowding in emergency departments and its impact on patients’ care at main governmental hospitals in Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

Hamdan, Hasan K.H., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Elessi, Khamis A., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Siyam, Khaled, Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Palestine, Gaza, Palestine; Eid, Ahmed, Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Palestine, Gaza, Palestine; null, null, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ministry of Health Palestine, Gaza, Palestine; Abdelghafour, Mohammed, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ministry of Health Palestine, Gaza, Palestine; Wafi, Jameel, Department of Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health Palestine, Gaza, Palestine; Afifi, Tayseer, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine