A critical shortage of paramedics has left South Australian patients in limbo, including a Mount Gambier woman who was reportedly left waiting overnight in a hangar after having a heart attack.She had been flown from Mount Gambier to Adelaide after having a heart attackThe Royal Flying Doctor Service flew Glenda Kaczmarek, 70, to Adelaide from the Mount Gambier Hospital for urgent heart treatment on Friday night.
Ms Rebonds said her friend has since been told she needs a triple bypass, because some of the blood vessels "were beyond repair". "There just simply isn't enough staff and the staff that are there are being furloughed by being off sick," he said.Health Minister Chris Picton said hundreds of workers across the health system were furloughed with COVID.Mr Picton said the RFDS had an "exceptional" service in Adelaide which was akin to a "mini hospital".
"By sitting in the airport for 11 hours it certainly delayed that treatment and it could've caused even more damage to the heart."In a statement, the South Australian Ambulance Service said it worked collaboratively with the RFDS to provide "safe and quality patient care".
Sounds like she was vaxxed and boosted. Change my mind.
It takes time to train additional paramedics. Im surprised the RFDS didn't have a road unit available that their crew could use to transport?
To be fair, she was much safer with RFDS than being ramped in an ambulance
If Australia wants utopian health service must make health careers more attractive!
Wasn’t shutting the country down for two years supposed to avoid this exact scenario?
As politicians become millionaires.
Only unvaccinated ambo drivers available?
Its the jab..
Did they have tea and coffee making facilities?
*reportedly