Hospital Administration Expert Comments on Delay in CriticalSurgeryThis case involves a female patient that was hit by a car while riding on her motor scooter. Shewas taken to a local hospital, where she was diagnosed with multiple fractures in her spine, aswell as a minor fracture to her facial bones. She was transported from the local hospital to alarger facility that was better equipped to treat her injuries. There, she was first seen by aneurosurgeon, who diagnosed her with a small carotid artery dissection, who theninstructed hospital staff to give the patient aspirin and signed off the case. She was then seen byan orthopedic surgeon who decided that her spinal fractures needed surgical repair. However, thesurgery was scheduled several days in the future, allegedly due to staffing issues. The procedurewas then pushed back again because several routine procedures were taking precedence. At somepoint while waiting for surgery to be performed, the patient became a quadriplegic. An MRI wasperformed for the first time since the accident, at which point it was discovered that the fracturehad been displaced, cutting off blood supply to her spinal chord. As a result of the delays insurgical intervention, the patient now lives with severe mobility limitations and will require alifetime of ongoing care.Analyze the case.​