Australia: “Hospital on red alert as it struggles with beds”
Hospital on red alert as it struggles with beds
The number of available beds at Royal Perth Hospital reached a critical point yesterday, leaving some wards short staffed and prompting WA’s leading doctors’ group to warn that the health system was struggling to cope with the busy winter season.
RPH implemented a “bed state red/critical” status yesterday morning, the second highest level on the hospital’s co-ordinated response system.
The highest black level indicates there are no beds available, all staffed beds are open and all contingency measures are exhausted, leaving the hospital in a gridlock.
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Australia: “Hospital on red alert as it struggles with beds”
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