Thursday 2 June 2016

Hunter Hospital Wait Times on The Improve

The latest report card shows the Hunter's main public hospitals have seen big improvements in wait times.

Both the John Hunter and Calvary Mater hospitals are seeing more patients admitted and treated in the emergency department within four hours compared to last year, while the Bureau of Health Information says ambulance transfer times at the John Hunter have improved, with 95 per cent of patients being admitted within 30 minutes of arrival - 4 per cent higher than the state average.