Fears contentious new ambo policy a ramping stats red herring
An updated policy on ambulance transfers at EDs has alarmed clinicians who fear it will increase pressure on hospital staff already operating at overcapacity.
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From crisis to routine: Ramping hospital hell to be the ‘new normal’
With SA patients spending near five years on ambulance ramps, ramping, ED wait-times and postponed surgeries have almost become the “new normal”.
One of SA’s richest men charged with multiple counts of assault
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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
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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
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