Health care and government
Posted by: margaretjulia
8th Jan 2024 11:19am
I am concerned that state and federal goverments have not stopped "ambulance ramping". There is always an alternative way of managing issues. Ambulances should be available to attend to calls and there could be large triage rooms with nurses monitoring those waiting to be admitted to the emergency area . Win Win. The public have been waiting too long for a change in the emergency systems.
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harry31626210
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margaretjulia
Thank you for your thoughts Harry. In Australia we have a mix system and new comers find that very confusing. My worry at the moment is that the free emergency system which is run by State Governments and subsided by Federal Government is really struggling to cope with ambulances ramped up to 10 hours sometimes. If you visit a private emergency department the charge can be between $400 to $500 to start with and this is not covered by Medicare unfortunately.