Triple-0 nightmare: Thousands call for ambulance but sent a cab
SA’s ambulance ramping crisis could be even worse, new figures suggest, as it’s revealed just how often SA now relies on cabbies instead of paramedics.
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Coverage of the South Australian health system, including hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping and mental health treatment.
‘Shameful failures’: Huge ban for disgraced aged care nursing chief
A former nursing chief at the disgraced Oakden aged care home – which was once slammed as run like “a zoo” by “manipulative” and “incompetent” staff – has learned his fate.
Vax sacked: SA Health sticks to mandate amid ramping crisis
As hospitals struggle and ambulances ramp, SA Health has sacked hundreds of staff over vaccine mandates – and is sticking to the policy.
Key SA Health boss quits suddenly
The chief executive of a major SA Health network has resigned suddenly, leaving officials juggling staff to fill the job until a replacement is found.
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‘I waited an hour, lying on the median strip, for an ambulance’
Arts identity Dan Monceaux had a shocking skateboarding accident on Sunday. He was then left on the side of the road by a policeman and waited almost an hour for an ambulance.
Premier’s shock over new hospital site
Premier Peter Malinauskas has told the ALP state convention what he really thought when clinicians told him the Thebarton Police Barracks was the best site for a new hospital.
Damning report into children’s treatment at WCH
SA children are self-harming in the ED, being sent home in taxis and turned away from hospital, even though mental health beds are available, a report shows.
Green turn for massive $165m northern health hub
Construction has begun on a $51m medical centre next to the Lyell McEwin Hospital as a surprising feature is revealed, and a start date for a private hospital edges closer.
Bridge for clinicians to scoot between nWCH and RAH
A tiny walkway in plans for the nWCH will supposedly connect it to the RAH – but it won’t be used to transport seriously ill patients and won’t connect the hospitals.
Probe into ‘rushed and secretive’ $3.2bn WCH plan demanded
There are calls for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital plan to be rigorously scrutinised by a parliamentary inquiry.
Mali’s minority retort: Premier decries NIMBY naysayers
Premier Peter Malinauskas has spoken out about “minority opinion” infecting political judgments about projects in the state’s long-term interests.
Eye-watering cost per bed at new WCH almost triple of flagship RAH
The new Women’s and Children’s Hospital will be Australia’s most expensive building – and with a staggering cost per bed revealed to be almost three times more than the RAH.
World-class new WCH set to raze historic parklands site
Adelaide’s new Women’s and Children’s Hospital will have 394 patient beds – so where will they go? See the plans and watch the flyover video.
The ultimate Adelaide fight: Politics vs the parklands
The Premier will tackle head-on Adelaide’s powerful heritage and parklands lobbies over his new WCH site, writes Paul Starick. But will most South Aussies back him?
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