A 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.
A teenager recovering from cancer has been forced to wait more than 27 hours in a hospital hallway for a bed in another example of the crisis facing Victoria's health system.Pictures show the teenager sleeping on a chair in a hospital hallwayErika, the mother of William, 18, told Melbourne ABC Radio an attending nurse at Box Hill Hospital broke down in tears when she learned how long they had been forced to wait.
His mother said they arrived at midday on Tuesday and, even after being admitted at 9pm, were forced to wait for a bed overnight. The mother was quick to praise the determined efforts of nurses and doctors at the hospital, acknowledging it was out of their control, but admitted leaving her son in the hallway had left her extremely anxious.
She said she asked at least twice how long it would take for a bed to become available but did not want to come across as a "nagging mother" or somebody who was being too protective of her child.
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