Omicron is overwhelming Australia's hospital system. 3 emergency measures aim to ease the burden
- Written by: Stephen Leeder, Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
Public hospitals – never with much spare capacity – have been severely stressed by the latest COVID wave.
The current Omicron outbreak has loaded even heavier demands on hospital beds, both for those who need oxygen and for the severely ill in intensive care wards, as well as those who cannot be cared for at home or in an aged-care...
