Govt rents 25 private hospital beds in desperate bid to ease ramping
As the public health system again buckles under demand the government is renting 25 beds in a private city hospital – but only for people from the southern suburbs.
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Coverage of the South Australian health system, including hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping and mental health treatment.
One dead, 12 sick in TB outbreak in SA’s far north
There are now 13 confirmed cases of tuberculosis in the APY Lands, including one death, as high-ranking health figures rush to the area.
Big shake up in SA Health as another key exec leaves
SA Health faces further upheavals with a key executive leaving and a major agency being scrapped.
Women’s and Children’s Hospital boss quits suddenly
Women’s and Children’s Hospital boss Lindsey Gough has quit her senior position, finishing in a week and sparking a scramble to find a replacement.
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$7m to tell SA Health what you really think
Already struggling with ramping, pay disputes and clogged EDs, SA Health is about to buy a new system to “empower patients” to tell it how it is doing.
WCH docs ‘overwhelmed’ as emergency dept overflows
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital emergency department faced “unprecedented demand” last night leaving doctors and nurses fearful of putting patients at risk.
Doctors ‘on the edge’ as new WCH fails to measure up
Adelaide’s new Women’s and Children’s Hospital will struggle for resources from day one, warn doctors who say it is going to be too small.
Anger, frustration over isolation text message bungle
Hundreds of frustrated travellers from Brisbane are looking at SA Health for answers, as a text message bungle confused the process for isolation protocols.
Crowd gathers for huge union rally in CBD
Ambos and firefighters marched to Parliament to demand better resources. A paramedic told the crowd of his despair at delaying ambulances for hundreds of patients.
‘Broken Paramedic’ reveals pain inflicted by failing system
This is the human face of frustration with SA’s ambulance services as workers and the government continue to clash over how to fix it. Read it in his own words.
‘COVID liar’ pushes SA Health to open its records
The pizza shop worker whose alleged “lie” sparked SA’s lockdown wants to know who leaked his medical status and says questions are being dodged.
We’ll axe health ‘liquidators’: Malinauskas
SA Labor leader Peter Malinauskas says he will sack the administrators of SA Health’s biggest network if elected Premier – but the government says it’s an ‘empty’ promise.
Restrictions to ease as Stevens overrules SA Health advice
Capacity at pubs, clubs and restaurants will be lifted to 75 per cent – and churches and cinemas allowed to operate at 100 per cent – just in time for Easter.
SA Health denies claims kids were ramped in ambulances
Explosive claims sick or injured kids were left in ramped ambulances at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital have been flatly denied.
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