Ambulance ramping in regional WA hits record levels

WA Ambulance Ramping Tops 5,100 Hours a Month, AMA Urges National Fix

A record level of “ramping” at some West Australian hospitals in June has led the Australian Medical Association (AMA) to call on all governments to sign up to a new national health reform agreement. The AMA has called the situation a “logjam crisis” happening in all “corners of Australia.” It has called for an independent national workforce planning agency to be established as a key part of attracting and retaining medical professionals in regi…

Ambulance ramping in regional WA hits record levels

Ambulance ramping outside regional WA hospitals skyrocketed to a record high last month.