Five burning issues for SA as Boothby bungle kicks off campaign
South Australia is on track to play a crucial role on election night even though it is no longer a battleground state, Paul Starick writes.
SA Health
Coverage of the South Australian health system, including hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping and mental health treatment.
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.”
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.
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Ramping fix? Patients warehoused in corridor cover-up
A planned updated policy on ambulance transfers at EDs has alarmed clinicians who fear it will increase pressure to unload ambulance patients into already-clogged hospitals.
Ominous sign over latest ambulance ramping figures
Ramping has risen for the third month in a row – but while the government says it’s way down, the Opposition called it a terrible start to 2025.
Ominous signs: Ramping on the rise with promised ‘fix’ a long way off
Ambulance ramping numbers increased in November, and with the government welcoming a recent decrease, there is still a way to go before the promised ‘fix’ is achieved.
SA identity’s ‘uncomfortable’ four-day RAH ordeal finally over
Colleen Billows, 88, was stuck in the overflow area of the RAH for four days, with no windows, no TV and a unisex bathroom before she was finally given some good news.
‘So much room for disaster’: Doctors’ warning on SA Health IT outage
SA Health services across the state have been hit by an “absolutely diabolical” IT outage, which doctors say is putting patients’ lives are at risk.
Tarzia’s abortion debate warning after crushing Black loss
Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia has sent a stern warning to any Liberal MP thinking of putting late-term abortion back on the parliamentary agenda.
Ramping figures dip, yet still higher than when Labor elected
Ramping numbers continued to fall for the third month running, but the opposition has claimed it’s still “the worst ramping in state history.”
Revealed: Secret plan to revive Western Hospital
A glossy sales pitch to sell the embattled Western Hospital would see its loss-making ICU turned into a lucrative high dependence unit, as well as another big switch.
Whooping hell SA: Triple whammy surge of diseases hits the state
A barrage of infectious diseases is sweeping through South Australia with health officials imploring the sick to stay home.
Bombshell moves as top SA Health ED bosses quit
Key emergency department doctors have stood down from leadership roles at the RAH and Flinders Medical Centre, as ambulance ramping continues to spiral out of control.
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