Experts sound alarm over health system strain
Paramedics are seen tending to their ambulance outside St Vincent hospital in Melbourne (AAP) Source: AAP
Australian surgeons are sounding the alarm on a growing backlog of elective surgeries, as hospital emergency departments also struggle to cope amid a wave of winter illness. The crisis has prompted several state leaders to boost the number of paramedics and ambulance stations.
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