St John said the delay was because the Dunedin ambulance crew was attending other priority jobs, and a crew arrived as soon as it could. Karen Gray Currie said her husband waited three and a-half hours for an ambulance after he fell and hit his head last year. The Otago Daily Times asked to talk to someone from St John about whether this was a new problem and about factors contributing to delays. "In [the Green Island] incident, a welfare check was made on the patient’s condition at 11.44am and an ambulance dispatched at 12.06pm, taking her to Dunedin Hospital." "The public can have faith in St John Ambulance and the service we provide."

Source: Otago Daily Times March 11, 2021 03:45 UTC