‘I can’t believe we are in a tent’: Daughter’s distress at hospital wait

The memo said the holding areas would be for patients who require treatment within a time frame of 30 minutes to two hours, categorised from urgent to non-urgent. They would be patients who could be looked after by a range of different staff, from registered nurses to student paramedics.

“There’s no privacy, it is heated … there’s no water ... there are limited supplies, there’s a computer and there’s sort of a makeshift office.” “This expansion is being closely monitored, and we’ll continue to work with Ambulance Victoria and health services on next steps, including any improvement opportunities,” the spokeswoman said.

Dr Belinda Hibble is concerned not enough is being done to address the cause of hospital overcrowding. “The other issue, too, is that like every emergency department in Melbourne, in Sydney, in Perth, in Adelaide [it] is under significant pressure,” he said. “So a lot more people are finding themselves unable to get in to see a doctor or having to pay unaffordable gap fees and are ending up in emergency departments as well,” Butler told ABC radio on Thursday afternoon.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

Farmer_Dave999 aishamae Hey, I watched MASH back in the day. Whole hospital was tent.

aishamae The situation in VicHealth is no different to that of NSW Health bar one thing: the CancelFairfax and MurdochGutterMedia’s bias in favour of lnpfail states ThisisNotJournalism Ambulance ramping, overcrowded ED WRs and clinical near misses are a feature in nswpol COVID19NSW

aishamae If you started building new hospitals before covid they still would not be ready. Let's rid ourselves of the hyperbole and finger pointing, we are Aussies, adept at making a fist out of bad situations. That is our culture.

aishamae Where is this nirvana with “post Covid?”

aishamae Post covid, what the actual?

aishamae ‘Post Covid’ ffs 🤦🏼‍♀️

aishamae That so call tent is cleaner, Air-conned equipped with the most modern equipment and facilities! Don’t know if the media are exploiting these people or not but it stinks of Electioneering for the Opposition! Surely you can do better than that? 🙄

aishamae Hey , you do know the pandemic isn't over don't you, we are NOT post pandemic, don't believe me go ask the Doctors and nurses at our hospitals

aishamae We aren’t post-Covid and that isn’t a tent. FFS!

aishamae pOsT COviD

aishamae This is the tent according to ChristyDanFan Not ideal, granted but it is hardly an outdoor event tent either. This didn’t happen overnight, decades of hospital closures & underfunding from both sides of politics, & it can’t be fixed overnight either.

aishamae Sadly that is the problem , the very same governments responsible for health mess are also the very same governments giving impression through inactions and messaging that covid is over

aishamae In a medically equipped tent to triage patients rather than turn them away. When any hospital is at capacity then it’s at capacity. Full. The daughter bitched about the medical staff (on the news) and that is not cool.

aishamae Who gave the daughter Liberal Party talking points? Costello producers? Would the daughter have preferred her mum to be sitting on a hard chair in ED waiting for hours like this? 👇👇👇

aishamae Yeah post Covid

aishamae We are NOT post-covid.

aishamae Labour 19 of the past 23 yrs....

aishamae

aishamae Post Covid?

aishamae Here we go again, it is not a 'tent'.

aishamae The failure of Victoria’s healthcare system is a national disgrace.

aishamae We are not post Covid- it is not over.

aishamae So the quality of the care, is down to the construction material of the building? The ‘tent’ looks like it’s a bit more sophisticated than what is found at anaconda.

aishamae We are not “post Covid” yesterday was the third deadliest day of the pandemic

aishamae Did the WHO cancel the pandemic? Asking for everyone.

aishamae We are not post covid…

aishamae acmadotgov ABCmediawatch

aishamae 'Post-COVID' Is this a joke?

aishamae Now trying to sell the absurdity that we are post Covid. Their reporting has deteriorated rapidly since LNP stalwart Costello, the so-called money laundering lobbyist, assumed control of the media division. ThisisNotJournalism LNPNeverAgain LNPCorruptionParty

aishamae Post covid

aishamae Post Covid?

aishamae This is a National disgrace. Dan Andrews should resign immediately! 🤬 sackdanandrews hospitalcrisis springst

aishamae Post-Truth much

aishamae There still seems to be covid.

aishamae Not post COVID . I think it is a bit more that a swag. There will be heating ,staff and care .

aishamae it's not post covid ffs

aishamae Post-Covid. Jesus Christ.

aishamae post-covid? it ain't over, the system is under more pressure than the last two years

aishamae Your right it's shameful but it all comes down to sorting out bulk billing ppl with sniffles clogging up hospital emergency

aishamae It is NOT Post Covid, I hope you explained that to her.

aishamae What is this 'post-covid' she speaks about?

aishamae We’re post-COVID now?

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