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WA hospitals ‘under pressure’ as Royal Perth, Sir Charles Gairdner face ‘code yellow’ emergencies
The WA government has confirmed two of Perth’s tertiary hospitals — Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner — faced “code yellow” internal emergencies yesterday, meaning the hospitals were struggling to cope with the volume of patients.
Key points:
- Two major Perth hospitals issued ‘code yellow’ alerts yesterday
- Health Minister Roger Cook says the system is working as expected
- But the AMA is calling for a crisis summit to resolve the issue
“To have two hospitals tip into code yellow on a single day was unusual and is a sign of a system under pressure,” Health Minister Roger Cook said.
In addition, ambulances were arriving with more patients needing urgent care.
A third major hospital, Fiona Stanley, was also extremely busy, Mr Cook…
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