Record number of patients through hospital Emergency Department with wait times up 

A RECORD number of patients presented to the Emergency Department at Hamilton Base Hospital in 2022/23, highlighting the urgent need for funding to upgrade the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. Photo: SPEC FILE.
Lizzie Hallam

THE Emergency Department (ED) at Western District Health Service’s (WDHS) Hamilton Base Hospital has had a record number of presentations in a year, up to 10,035 for 2022/23.

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