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Dr. Jennifer Stevens, a pain specialist, with patient Cheryl Rowley awaiting surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, 2019.

Dr. Jennifer Stevens, a pain specialist, with patient Cheryl Rowley awaiting surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, 2019. Source: AP

New national figures show public hospitals are struggling to keep up with the demand for some surgeries and emergency department care.

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New national figures show public hospitals are struggling to keep up with the demand for some surgeries and emergency department care.

Patient advocates say increased waiting times are causing unnecessary stress and anxiety on already vulnerable people.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Charlotte Lam

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