Many patients wait too long

Original article by Harriet Alexander
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 11 : 4-Dec-14

New data released by the Bureau of Health Information shows that Western Sydney hospitals have failed to meet targets for treatment times. At Westmead Hospital, 45 per cent of patients were treated within four hours in the third quarter of 2014. The corresponding ratio for Mount Druitt, Campbelltown and Nepean is below 60 per cent

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NEW SOUTH WALES. BUREAU OF HEALTH INFORMATION, WESTMEAD HOSPITAL, BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL, ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, NEW SOUTH WALES. MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WESTMEAD PRIVATE HOSPITAL PTY LTD, MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITAL