Gavin Ford,62岁,由于床位短缺,在Wollongong医院的地板上等了17个小时。 Gavin Ford, 62, waited 17 hours on the floor at Wollongong Hospital due to bed shortages.

一名身患多种健康问题的62岁男子Gavin Ford,由于缺乏床位,被迫在Wollongong医院急诊部的地板上躺了17小时。 A 62-year-old man with multiple health issues, Gavin Ford, was forced to lie on the floor of Wollongong Hospital's emergency department for 17 hours due to a lack of beds. 这一事件是在对紧急护理的需求创下纪录的情况下发生的,平均等待时间超过8小时。 This incident occurred amid record demand for emergency care, with median wait times reaching over eight hours. Illawarra Shoalhaven地方卫生区正在采取措施改善紧急准入,包括增加新的作用和扩大短期逗留区。 The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is taking steps to improve emergency access, including adding new roles and expanding short stay areas.