Just 68% of emergency department patients classified as urgent were seen within 30 minutes,a report from the Australian Medical organization says
As of next year public hospital funding will become the biggest financial challenge faced by state and territory governments, a report from the peak organisation representing doctors the Australian Medical organization, or warns.
The annual assessment of the country’s public hospital system,launched by the organization’s president Professor Brian Owler on Thursday, found many hospitals failed to meet key performance benchmarks for emergency department waiting and treatment times in 2014-15.
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Source: theguardian.com