Important medical procedures including open heart surgeries have been cancelled at the Royal Hobart Hospital because of difficulty moving patients out of the emergency department, multiple medical unions claim.
Medical unions claim severe bed block at the Royal Hobart Hospital led to important medical procedures, including open heart surgery being cancelled.The hospital will soon go through its winter peak, which is traditionally its busiest period.
'Why would I want to work here?': Royal Hobart Hospital ED struggles to keep skilled staff, ramping inquiry hears Premier Jeremy Rockliff said bed block was a challenge he was willing to work with the federal government to fix."You'd have seen our very key commitments in recent months around more GP access in regional and rural areas, which is very important to get that preventative support and people being supported with their health care prior to the emergency department.
"And we should be trying to get there within two to three years. We need to be building our new hospital, our new subacute hospitals and new beds now.Land at the New Town site had already been cleared for the proposed Tasman Private Hospital, which would have also co-hosted a GP clinic, radiology and pathology services.
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