Are these really the people that should be required to work so much? Isn’t their job about handling life and death daily? Wouldn’t we want exactly these people to come fully rested to work every single day and be fully staffed?
I don’t know if there are jobs with similar stakes that are so carelessly staffed and disgustingly paid.
I have heard the excuse is that the chance of a miscommunication during shift change could result in more issues than the longer shifts, so it’s better to keep the same doctor on a patient if possible. Don’t know if that’s true or not.