Man dies after five-hour wait for ambo
As ramping rocketed in SA, an elderly man was left waiting more than five hours for help – and when it finally arrived it was too late to save his life.
SA Health
Coverage of the South Australian health system, including hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping and mental health treatment.
Picton eyes Covid-era fix as ramping hits record levels
SA Health released a tender on expressing interest in transforming a “ready-made” facility into a makeshift hospital with 25 beds to ease ramping pressures across Adelaide.
Ambo union blasts SA Health over ramping rule
The state’s ambulance union says SA Health is not enforcing its own policy to cut hospital ramping rates.
Leaked report exposes ‘major concerns’ over landmark cancer unit
An embattled US company awarded a lucrative taxpayer contract to create a world-leading Adelaide cancer centre had a “clinically unproven” system, a leaked official assessment warned.
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Penbo: Ash the Ambo long gone as Mali faces ramping reality
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‘Gaslighting, suicidal ideation’: Report slams culture in SA Health unit
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‘Deaths have happened’: Top doc says politics killing patient care
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Claims ambo patients jump ED queues to fudge ramping figures
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Baby steps: Work starts on first stage of new WCH
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