Nelson Hospital is 'running out of beds'CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF An ageing population and complex illnesses are putting pressure on Nelson Hospital's emergency department. Nelson Hospital is "running out of beds" due to the demands of an ageing population and patients with complex illnesses, its chief executive says. Nelson Marlborough Health chief executive Peter Bramley told a board meeting Nelson Hospital's Emergency Department was under pressure similar to other emergency departments around the country. READ MORE:* Nelson Hospital wards near capacity as winter illnesses strike* Emergency departments 'running out of beds' in Nelson and Marlborough* Ageing population puts pressure on Nelson: 'It's suddenly coming to a head'While it was a problem across the top of the south, he said the problem was "more acutely felt" at Nelson Hospital than Wairau Hospital. He said the health board was starting to think about how it could support Nelson Hospital through the upcoming Christmas period.

Source: Stuff December 01, 2017 19:30 UTC