Doctors reveal patient died in waiting room due to overcrowding
The bed-blockage crisis at Launceston General Hospital means patients are dying unnecessarily, warn emergency registrars
Doctors at a leading Tasmanian hospital have issued an urgent call for help, warning patients are dying unnecessarily as the facility battles the worst bed-block in the country.
In a letter to Launceston General Hospital’s chief executive Eric Daniels, the emergency doctors write they can no longer stay silent about patient safety.
