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Hospital tells GPs: stop filling our beds
Last updated 05:00 03/09/2011
Family doctors are being urged to avoid sending patients to Wellington Hospital's emergency department after the busiest weekend on record.
A letter was sent to all doctors this week saying the hospital was overwhelmed by acute admissions and asked them to avoid sending non-urgent patients to the hospital.
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Porirua doctor Larry Jordan said an increase in patients with seasonal respiratory illness, including colds and flu, could be one reason behind the emergency department influx.
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Auckland hospitals have also been affected by more people suffering coughs, colds, flu and pneumonia. At Middlemore Hospital's emergency department 286 people were treated on Monday, 50 more than usual.
Full text:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5558365/Hospital-tells-GPs-stop-filling-our-beds
Last updated 05:00 03/09/2011
Family doctors are being urged to avoid sending patients to Wellington Hospital's emergency department after the busiest weekend on record.
A letter was sent to all doctors this week saying the hospital was overwhelmed by acute admissions and asked them to avoid sending non-urgent patients to the hospital.
...
Porirua doctor Larry Jordan said an increase in patients with seasonal respiratory illness, including colds and flu, could be one reason behind the emergency department influx.
...
Auckland hospitals have also been affected by more people suffering coughs, colds, flu and pneumonia. At Middlemore Hospital's emergency department 286 people were treated on Monday, 50 more than usual.
Full text:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5558365/Hospital-tells-GPs-stop-filling-our-beds