Wellington Hospital moves maternity beds to aid its ED

nzherald.co.nz

Wellington Hospital will reduce maternity and gynecology beds to alleviate overcrowding in its Emergency Department. The hospital plans a four-month trial reallocating beds from women's health services to accommodate medical patients, starting next month. Midwives and obstetricians are concerned about potential pressure to discharge mothers and newborns prematurely. Hospital officials cite empty maternity beds as justification, while staff dispute this, fearing the change will negatively impact patient care.


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