Frequent flooding, leaking roofs: Hospital hit by more horror claims
An embattled regional hospital is structurally unsound in parts and prone to frequent flooding from leaking roofs, putting patients, staff, visitors and sensitive records at risk.
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Coverage of the South Australian health system, including hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping and mental health treatment.
Horror in the morgue: Hospital left body so long it ‘dissolved to liquid’
A major regional hospital is facing a widened investigation after a corpse “turned to liquid” in its morgue – the second shocking revelation this week. WARNING: Graphic content
Baby ‘thrown away like rubbish’: Parents’ anguish at body-swap bungle
First their miscarried baby was dumped in a “bucket” by hospital staff. Then the wrong body was sent to a funeral home. And no one bothered to inform the parents.
Cremations overtake burials as funeral costs bite
South Australians are choosing cremation over burying their dead relatives as the cost of living crisis hits funerals, amid a surge of people dying.
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Damage bill is denting ambos’ campaign, government warns
Dented bonnets and damage from protest slogans will result in several ambulances taken off the road for repair work, the government says.
Ambos vote for deal to get 74 more workers
Ambos will accept a deal paving the way for 74 more paramedics following a long dispute with the State Government – but they say more industrial action will follow “when the need arises”.
Covid test site times extended after huge queues
SA Covid-19 testing sites will operate for longer to cope with the increasing demand – the Victoria Park one will run 24 hours a day.
The health system is broken but don’t blame nurses and doctors
I saw doctors and nurses run off their feet while I recovered from a life-threatening condition. They’re under enormous pressure but it isn’t their fault.
SA Health staff Twitter rebellion sparks stern warning
Staff were quick to hijack a top SA Health boss’s social media campaign but now she’s issued a blunt internal message in return.
How to fix a constant emergency overload
Health Minister Stephen Wade will lead a combined push by the states for more federal money for hospitals clogged with NDIS patients.
SA Health considering ‘opportunities’ for staff cuts
SA Health has confirmed it has an “internal document” that outlines plans to cut doctors and nurses at two major hospitals.
Vaccine recipient with blood clots ‘ignored for hours at RAH’
Her GP diagnosed three blood clots after an AstraZeneca vaccine shot but an Adelaide woman had to wait hours for treatment at the Royal Adelaide Hospital ED.
Ramping crisis: ‘She was saying, just let me die’
A 93-year-old dementia patient stuck in a ramped ambulance for three hours on Monday morning pleaded with her daughter to let her die.
Star to return as Hinkley hints at Showdown reshuffle
Port Adelaide will welcome back Travis Boak. But, in a surprise, a young defender has been dropped. And it could mean a number of positional changes. See the team.
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