Patients infected with COVID-19 from Greater Sydney are being re-directed to Wollongong Hospital as health facilities begin to feel the pressure of NSW's growing Delta outbreak.
COVID-19 patients from Greater Sydney are being re-directed to the Illawarra region as health facilities in the city begin to feel the pressure of the growing Delta outbreak in New South Wales.COVID-19 patients from Greater Sydney are being redirected for treatment at Wollongong Hospital
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant says Wollongong Hospital is closer for many communities in south-west Sydney Over the weekend, seven patients were transferred to Wollongong Hospital, including some who could not be accommodated by the stretched Liverpool Hospital. "If you imagine we've got a whole hospital of COVID-positive patients in NSW, I think it's an indication the situation is pretty serious.LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemicDr Ashford said while bed capacity at some Sydney hospitals was becoming an issue, staffing levels were also being impacted by the virus in the community.
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