Dan waited 10 hours to see a doctor for a staph infection at a hospital in Victoria. He's not alone

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Dan waited 10 hours to see a doctor for a staph infection at a hospital in Victoria. He's not alone
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The number of people abandoning emergency medical care before being seen has doubled in Victoria in the past year, as doctors warn there could be serious consequences.

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There is barely a spare seat inside as dozens of sick people anxiously wait for hours in uncomfortable chairs to get the urgent medical care they need and, if they are lucky, a bed. More than 800 people a day are leaving overcrowded emergency departments across the state, according to three doctors who said the hospital system is past breaking point.

"Category three patients are meant to be seen in 30 minutes: we know their wait time is blowing out and they are that group of people they might go home, their clinical condition could get worse, and that is concerning."

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