Health
Aged care home had request to transfer virus cases to hospital denied – The Age
A Werribee aged care home with a cluster of COVID-19 cases had its request denied to transfer to hospital four residents diagnosed with the deadly virus, despite its concerns about staff and resident safety.
Ms Ryan said she had been monitoring the situation at Glendale.
“Upon hearing their concerns today about patient transfers, I have been in touch with federal health authorities to raise Glendales concerns in an attempt to get a speedy and satisfactory outcome for residents, their families, the staff and the management,” she said.
Glendale Aged Care declined to comment.
The DHHS said some of the state’s aged care residents had been transferred to hospital during COVID-19 outbreaks in the past …
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