Dr. James Q. Simmons works at one of Southern California's busiest hospitals, where they are quickly running out of space. A patient, who has having a heart attack, had to wait 14 hours in the parking lot before being admitted inside.

Host Alex Cohen gets a glimpse of this terrifying reality from Simmons, who admits he cries every day on his drive home from work.

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