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Corridors Over Beds Hospitals Struggle | Wellington News
Christchurch Hospital is in crisis as winter surges overwhelm its capacity—doctors are angling beds in hallways and even planning outdoor tents to cope, a desperate, humiliating workaround that compromises patient care. With no monitors, call buttons, or meals in corridors, patients endure painful, dignified suffering while staff witness the breakdown. Nationwide, hospitals are buckling under winter illness despite a $25 million government push for extra beds and staff—still not enough. The real problem? A widening gap between patient influx and available resources, with no easy fix in sight…
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