SA hospital pressure leading to demand 'flashpoint', union warns

Daniel Keane and Matthew Ward Agius · ABC News (AU)

Published 30 Sept 2026, 6:56 pm·7 d ago·1 min read

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A non-verbal man who was later diagnosed with pneumonia was ramped for more than nine hours at an outer suburbs hospital amid significant demand that the doctors union says left staff feeling "helpless".

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