Hours after it was revealed Ipswich Hospital was experiencing the worst ambulance ramping in the state, the entire facility was placed under a code yellow.
The district that sees about 3000 ambulance arrivals a month turned some patients away overnight due to what was described as a computer glitch.
Ipswich Hospital was placed under a code yellow last night and took pre-emptive action to prevent a larger emergency."The issues at Ipswich are very concerning," deputy opposition leader Jarrod Bleijie said.The district that sees about 3000 ambulance arrivals a month turned some patients away overnight due to what was described as a computer glitch. While the IT issue was fixed by 8am, the hospital remained on code yellow throughout today.
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