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NSW admits only 31% meet six-hour target, worse waits

9/9/2026

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NSW Health Minister Ryan Park warned that one in ten patients wait over 43 hours for a hospital bed.
Bureau of Health Information data showed only 31 percent of patients met the six-hour admission target in April-June 2026.
At Blacktown Hospital the slowest 10 percent waited almost 43½ hours, a 13-hour increase from last year.
10.8 percent of patients left the emergency department without completing treatment, with 36.7 percent in triage category 3.

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NSW Health Minister Ryan Park warned that one in ten patients wait over 43 hours for a hospital bed.
Bureau of Health Information data showed only 31 percent of patients met the six-hour admission target in April-June 2026.
At Blacktown Hospital the slowest 10 percent waited almost 43½ hours, a 13-hour increase from last year.
10.8 percent of patients left the emergency department without completing treatment, with 36.7 percent in triage category 3.