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Man with infection can't get ambulance to hospital, finds 50 people in waiting room

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Man with infection can't get ambulance to hospital, finds 50 people in waiting room

A seriously ill man in NZ faced ambulance shortages, overcapacity ERs, and four nights in hospital with no beds, highlighting record demand and systemic strain in healthcare services amid unprecedented ambulance demand and hospital overcrowding.

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