In the first two weeks of August, ambulances at most Perth public hospitals ramped for almost 2900 hours, more than twice rate at the same time in 2015.
According to PerthNow, ramping times have blown out in the past year with times at Fiona Stanley Hospital - our newest and best equipped hospital - having the worst ramping times on record.
Health Minister John Day continues to shrug and wring his hands but provides no real solution. With cuts to staff and inadequate support from its privatised management, how can we expect any better?
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Perth hospital ambulance ramping crisis poses public health risk Perth Now, 14 August 2016