Photo: Stephen Forbes / Stuff / LDRNew data from Te Whatu Ora shows 36 percent of Middlemore Hospital emergency department patients waited more than six hours to be seen in December. The target is for 95 percent of patients to be seen in less than six hours. The latest ED wait time statistics have been released after criticism over the accuracy of previous metrics. The only regions that fared worse in December were Wellington's Capital & Coast, where 47 percent of ED patients had to wait more than six hours, and MidCentral at 52 percent. Former Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand chairperson Rob Campbell said last month that workforce shortages plaguing Middlemore's ED would not be addressed in time for the winter flu season.

Source: Stuff March 14, 2023 05:04 UTC