'The staff have been amazing ... I can’t fault them, but I would have expected post-COVID ... we wouldn’t have been in a tent,” said the daughter of a patient in her 80s. | aishamae covid19vic vichealth
The memo said the holding areas would be for patients who require treatment within a time frame of 30 minutes to two hours, categorised from urgent to non-urgent. They would be patients who could be looked after by a range of different staff, from registered nurses to student paramedics.
“There’s no privacy, it is heated … there’s no water ... there are limited supplies, there’s a computer and there’s sort of a makeshift office.” “This expansion is being closely monitored, and we’ll continue to work with Ambulance Victoria and health services on next steps, including any improvement opportunities,” the spokeswoman said.
Dr Belinda Hibble is concerned not enough is being done to address the cause of hospital overcrowding. “The other issue, too, is that like every emergency department in Melbourne, in Sydney, in Perth, in Adelaide [it] is under significant pressure,” he said. “So a lot more people are finding themselves unable to get in to see a doctor or having to pay unaffordable gap fees and are ending up in emergency departments as well,” Butler told ABC radio on Thursday afternoon.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Elderly woman forced to wait in makeshift tent outside hospitalVictoria’s hospital crisis continues to worsen with reports that an 83-year-old woman was forced to wait in a tent after suffering from a stroke. IzaStaskowski 9News DETAILS:
Read more »
Elderly woman forced to wait in makeshift tent outside hospitalAn elderly woman, who suffered from a stroke has been forced to wait in "makeshift tent" outside a Melbourne hospital overnight.
Read more »
Poet's push to bring unspoken toll of diabetes into the spotlightA poet whose battle with a chronic health condition nearly cost her life says regular check-ins are vital for the mental health of people living with 'diabetes distress'.
Read more »
Teenage cancer patient waits 27 hours in Victorian hospital hallway for bedA nurse reportedly broke down in tears when she learned how long William, 18, and his mother had been forced to wait for treatment in the emergency ward.
Read more »
Patients placed in corridors as WA health crisis deepensThe WA Health Minister and the boss of Fiona Stanley Hospital defend the placement of some patients in beds in the hospital's corridors.
Read more »