Middlemore Hospital swamped in ‘appalling’ late-night surge of patients
3 sources·Updated September 3, 2026
Middlemore Hospital surge
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- RNZ Politics NZ·15h ago'It's physically and mentally exhausting': Doctors challenge politicians on health reforms
Calls for greater focus on prevention, as one doctor compares working in Middlemore Hospital's ED to "scenes from overseas during Covid".
Read at RNZ Politics NZ → - RNZ National·23h agoMiddlemore Hospital swamped in 'appalling' late-night surge of patients
A doctor at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital says 103 patients were queuing at 11.15pm on Wednesday, waiting to be seen by just seven doctors.
Read at RNZ National → - NZ Herald·1d agoMiddlemore Hospital swamped in ‘appalling’ late-night surge of patients
Staff say flu-related demand left Middlemore Hospital's ED under pressure.
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