The number of patients stuck in Qld hospital beds has climbed to 1,400
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 URL changed2 changes
- illawarramercury.com.auseen 15 Sept, 21:16headline rewritten
'They deserve so much better': bed block levels 'unsustainable' in Illawarra hospitalsIllawarra hospital crisis hits 'unprecedented' level with more than 130 people stranded - merimbulanewsweekly.com.auseen 16 Sept, 14:11URL changed
now resolves towww.merimbulanewsweekly.com.au/story/9347241/southern-nsw-hospital-bed-block-surge-leaves-dozens-stranded/
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How it spread - 4 original reports, 1 reprint
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)05:47
Around three-quarters of patients stuck in Queensland hospital beds are elderly, but just 26 residential aged care beds were added to the system last financial year.
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- illawarramercury.com.au18:30first to reportedited after publishing
previously
'They deserve so much better': bed block levels 'unsustainable' in Illawarra hospitalsBed block has 'unsustainable' levels with many elderly people stranded.
Wed, 9 September 2026
2 reports- merimbulanewsweekly.com.au06:27
URL changednow www.merimbulanewsweekly.com.au/story/9347241/southern-nsw-hospital-bed-block-surge-leaves-dozens-stranded/
Emergency waits improving despite severe hospital bed block
- naroomanewsonline.com.au06:27
Emergency waits improving despite worsening hospital bed block
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- merimbulanewsweekly.com.au9 Sept, 06:27their copy