New $14m healthcare project is expected to ease the pressure on Victoria’s health system as it continues to buckle under demand
“I was concerned about what I’d heard was happening at Box Hill hospital, so I did make enquiries in relation to two specific incidents,” Thomas said on Sunday.
“Again, I want to acknowledge the discomfort that was experienced by the two patients at the hospital at that time. But I am satisfied with the responses that I’ve received that patients were receiving appropriate care even while there was some discomfort being experienced by them.” She added that all patients across the state are assessed on the acuity of their condition at the time and are cared for appropriately.
It comes after reports that an 18-year-old named William, who recently completed six months of chemotherapy for Hodgkins lymphoma, was forced to wait 27 hours in a hallway for a bed at Box Hill hospital last week. In a separate incident, an 83-year-old nursing home resident was forced to wait inside a corridor for three hours before being “upgraded” to a makeshift tent outside, where she spent a further 16 hours.
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