EDs swamped as winter illness takes hold
The government says it's been preparing for the annual inundation since March, investing an additional $25 million to up staffing levels and add extra beds into emergency departments. But in Christchurch Hospital, patients are being seen and treated in hallways. Dr Dominic Fleischer works there and spoke to John Campbell.
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