(First published April 2018)A record number of patients flooding through the doors of Wellington Hospital’s emergency department means people are basically being admitted to the ED because there is nowhere else for them to go. One Wellington emergency department nurse, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the hospital’s wards were being “hammered”. Kevin Stent/Stuff Wellington Regional Hospital’s emergency department has been inundated with people suffering from respiratory illnesses since March, leading to overcrowding. Overcrowded hospitals not just a Wellington problemCollege of Emergency Nurses NZ - NZNO chair Sue Stebbeings​ said overcrowding in hospitals is a well- known problem nationally. Supplied New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s College of Emergency Nurses chair Sue Stebbeings says urgent action is needed to stop overcrowding in hospitals.

Source: Stuff July 08, 2021 16:52 UTC