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Record wait times in NSW hospital emergency departments, new figures show

Bureau of Health Information data revealed 43% of patients spent more than four hours at an emergency department between arriving and leaving

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Patients are spending more time in emergency departments in New South Wales than ever before as record-high demand for urgent care puts pressure on a public health system still recovering from the pandemic.

The latest public hospital data released this week for April to June 2023 reveals 43% of patients spent more than four hours at an emergency department between arriving and leaving.

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