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'Extremely unsafe environment': Ambos fears another record ramping month

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Leckie, E. (2026, October 7). 'Extremely unsafe environment': Ambos fears another record ramping month. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-07/sa-paramedics-fear-worst-ramping-month-on-record/107237770

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-07 · by Evelyn Leckie

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The ambulance employees union warns of another record month of ambulance ramping at Lyell McEwin Hospital following slow response times and reports from paramedics after the October long weekend. A blanket "code white" was declared for all metropolitan hospitals, indicating that each hospital is operating beyond 125% capacity. The state government attributes some of the issues to the federal aged care crisis.
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In late October, the ambulance employees union warned of another record month for ambulances being diverted away from Lyell McEwin Hospital due to high patient loads and slow response times for priority two and three patients. The opposition health spokesperson reported a "code white" alert across all metropolitan hospitals in South Australia, indicating that each hospital was operating at or above 125% capacity. This critical situation led the SA government to cite the federal aged care crisis as a contributing factor to the ongoing ramping issues at the state's hospitals.

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Ambulances ramped at Lyell McEwin Hospital after October long weekend, union says In short: The ambulance employees union is fearing another record ramping month after being contacted by multiple paramedics overnight reporting and slow response times to priority two and three patients. The opposition health spokesperson says there was a blanket "code white" for all metropolitan hospitals last night, meaning each hospital was operating at or over 125 per cent capacity.
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'Extremely unsafe environment': Ambos fears another record ramping month · assertive framing

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Ambulances ramped at Lyell McEwin Hospital after October long weekend, union says In short: The ambulance employees union is fearing another record ramping month after being contacted by multiple paramedics overnight reporting and slow response times to priority two and three patients. The opposition health spokesperson says there was a blanket "code white" for all metropolitan hospitals last night, meaning each hospital was operating at or over 125 per cent capacity. asserted
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The SA government says the federal aged care crisis as a contributing factor to the state's ramping issues. asserted
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