‘A privilege and honour’: Mel’s sweet distractions for end-of-life patients
Mel Cushen says she has the best job in the world, comforting people as they face the inevitable.
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Packed stands, full wards: Footy frenzy overruns SA hospitals
The Romans had bread and circuses to distract the masses and it may be a hard call, but as the hugely successful Gather Round unfolds, hospital EDs are overflowing and ambos are ramping.
Dance revolution: Alex Piffl’s TikTok team takes over WCH
Refusing to be brought down by cancer, Alex Piffl is bringing fun and joy to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital – with a back-up team of dancers you have to see to believe.
Ramping milestone reached as new year trend emerges
Grim figures show ramping is getting worse, not better, as a new trend takes shape over the new year.
Inside Adelaide ED’s week from hell: Ramped – then heart attack hits
Two hours ramped with a heart attack and an impossible choice between three desperate patients for a doctor are among some “horrendous” cases.
FMC facing infectious diseases outbreak
A highly contagious bug has put restrictions within the Flinders Medical Centre to try and stop the spread of the antibiotic-resistant CPE.
RAH’s breathtaking room reclaim costing an eye-watering amount
The $2.7bn Royal Adelaide Hospital is planning to move services out as it runs out of room, while an area it leased to a private consortium and now rents back at a higher rate may be turned “into a pizza bar.”
Staring down death with a smile: Annaliese’s powerful message
Annaliese Holland, 25, wants people to talk about death. She is facing it and reckons knowing the wishes of all involved, from Spotify funeral playlists to organ donation — is just good sense.
Ramping hell: SA EDs descend into ‘Hunger Games’ chaos
Claims hospital administrators are overtly and covertly pressuring clinicians to clear beds and prioritise ambulance arrivals is turning EDs into “Hunger Games” scenes, the doctors’ union says.
‘Threat to top doctor’ over ramping deaths probe
Explosive claims of political intimidation of a top RAH doctor and flawed investigations of patient deaths have been made at a parliamentary hearing.
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