The elderly woman remains in the tent outside a Melbourne hospital, where she has been waiting more than 16 hours for a bed. 9News
The 83-year old's daughter, who asked to remain anonymous, said her mother arrived at Box HillShe said paramedics likened the situation to "Guantanamo Bay".An elderly stroke patient has been forced to wait in a "makeshift tent" outside a Melbourne hospital overnight.
"I wasn't comfortable with that and the paramedic said they wouldn't send her home until she gets a scan.
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