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‘Discharging themselves in disgust’: Funding shortfall leaves new $1.5b Footscray Hospital understaffed, beds closed

Doctors say urgent surgery patients are waiting up to 72 hours as funding gaps keep theatres closed and a PET scanner idle.

Victorians requiring emergency procedures at the new hospital are waiting days for treatment amid staffing and funding shortages that doctors warn have left operating theatres closed and a diagnostic scanner sitting idle.

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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