Opposition Leader Rebecca White is standing by her claim that the LGH was bed blocked during her visit on Wednesday, despite the government calling her a liar.
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“Yesterday at 11am at the LGH emergency department, there were 39 patients either being treated or waiting for treatment,” she said on Thursday.
“In the ED, there are only 23 beds and each of those beds was occupied by an admitted patient waiting to be moved to a ward but unable to because every bed in the hospital was full. On ward 4D there were 22 patients. The ward is only funded for 15 beds.”
Health Minister Michael Ferguson said her claim that there were no beds available was a “blatant lie”.
“There were empty beds available for additional patients when Ms White visited ward 4D – a ward that the Hodgman Liberal Government re-opened after it was closed by Labor and the Greens.
“The Hodgman Government has made health a priority which is why we are investing a record amount into our hospitals, we are opening beds, we’ve employed more nurses, more doctors, more paramedics and we’re conducting more surgeries than ever before.
“The challenge for Labor is to articulate a plan for health, like we have, and show how they can pay for it.”
