Blacktown emergency affected person Tracey Ledgerwood informed 9News she was struggling to breathe and was admitted to hospital with pneumonia.
“I went in by ambulance… there I was for 30 hours,” Ledgerwood mentioned.
Another affected person, who wished to stay nameless, informed 9News she was given a drip and moved again to the ready room for 12 hours at Westmead Hospital.
“I had trouble finding a seat and I was just really conscious of where I was sitting because I had an IV drip in my arm,” the affected person mentioned.
Premier Chris Minns has blamed the earlier authorities for the shortage of house for sufferers after making an election promise of 600 extra beds throughout Sydney’s west.
“The net number of beds dropped in the fastest growing part of the state, we have got to try and turn that around,” Minns mentioned.
Last night time the whistleblower mentioned they felt like they had been making ready for battle each shift.
“I don’t want to look another patient’s relative in the eye and say they have died in our waiting room,” the employee informed 9News.
Western Sydney Local Health District chief govt Graham Loy yesterday mentioned Westmead Hospital had skilled excessive affected person hundreds within the emergency division.
“We sincerely apologise to anyone who may have experienced a long wait time in our emergency department (ED),” Loy mentioned.
Source: www.9news.com.au
