AMA report card on hospitals bad in almost every category

Dr Michael Gannon

Dr Michael Gannon Source: AAP

Doctors have released a scathing report card on the state of Australia's public hospitals. The Australian Medical Association says doctors are overstretched and in a constant state of emergency because of inadequate funding. And queues for elective surgery are now at their longest for 15 years.



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