Chronic delays sees 56 ambulances ramped, 23 patients kept waiting, union says
ABCChronic levels of ramping — as bad as when borders reopened during the COVID years — have left more than 20 South Australians without an ambulance, a union says. Ambulance Employees Association general secretary Leah Watkins told ABC Radio Adelaide 56 ambulances were ramped outside five public hospitals on Wednesday, with 23 emergency cases in the community "uncovered". "It so quickly takes them back to the condition of two years ago where they were actually turning up after hours … to find a patient going into cardiac arrest as they got there or they've passed away already waiting," Ms Watkins said. Ms Watkins said the entire hospital network was "absolutely crippled" and called on a statewide code yellow "where certain declarations and directions can be given to ensure the safety of the community". "The escalation processes and collaborative approach we adopted through code yellow will continue, as will initiatives that better manage patient flow across our system," she said in a statement.
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