Unprecedented numbers of patients are flooding NSW emergency departments and elective surgery waiting lists with no sign of a reprieve, as doctors warn the state's hospitals are in 'critical condition' | Kaubo
Unprecedented numbers of patients are flooding NSW emergency departments and elective surgery waiting lists with no sign of a reprieve, as doctors warn the state's hospitals are in "critical condition".
Overall, NSW emergency departments recorded their worst timeliness-of-care results in five years, with three in 10 patients waiting too long for treatment .The median time patients spent in emergency departments was three hours and one minute and one in 10 patients spent eight hours and six minutes. "Instead, demand has remained very high every quarter, leading up to another record number of presentations in this latest busy winter period," BHI chief executive Dr Diane Watson said.
The report also showed NSW hospitals performed more elective surgeries than ever before in a quarter - more than 61,916 procedures - and 96.6 per cent were performed within the recommended time frames . National figures also released on Wednesday showed emergency department and elective surgery waiting times were getting longer across almost every state and territory in 2018-2019.
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