Perth woman dies after waiting more than two hours for ambulance as St John promises inquiry
ABCWA Premier Mark McGowan has apologised to the family of a woman who died waiting more than two hours for an ambulance, suggesting St John's could have requested the support of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. Key points: Ms Wild's call was flagged as the highest priority Ms Wild's call was flagged as the highest priority St John has promised an inquiry into what happened St John has promised an inquiry into what happened It has issued public warnings about high ambulance demand Georgina Wild died of a heart attack in the early hours of Sunday morning. "Hi Georgina, it's Daniel from St John Ambulance call centre here just calling to check in," it said. COVID impacted ambulance staffing Mr McGowan said despite ambulance staffing levels being down 40 per cent at the time of Ms Wild's call because of COVID, the situation was "not acceptable". Delayed response inquiry promised St John Ambulance chief executive Michelle Fyfe admitted there had been an "excessive delay".
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