Illawarra面临等待非紧急手术的时间更长,尽管声称得到澳大利亚最紧急的护理。 Illawarra faces longer waits for non-urgent surgeries despite claims of having Australia's best urgent care.

尽管伊拉瓦拉的病人等待时间超过建议的时间增加了70%,但新州卫生部长办公室声称该地区的紧急手术等待时间是澳大利亚最好的. Despite a 70% rise in patients waiting longer than recommended for surgery in Illawarra, NSW Health Minister's office claims the area's urgent surgery wait times are among Australia's best. 数据显示,非紧急等待时间比国家平均水平长6周。 Data shows non-urgent waits are six weeks longer than the state average. 然而,计划进行的外科手术有80.7%准时进行,几乎所有紧急病例都迅速得到处理。 However, 80.7% of planned surgeries were on time, with almost all urgent cases handled promptly. 地方官员注意到情况有所改进,但同意需要做更多的工作。 Local officials note improvement but agree more work is needed.