Waikato Hospital ED death: Mum and daughter describe chaos as staff tried to re…

NewsHealth1 July 2026, 2:43pmWaikato Hospital ED death: Mum and daughter describe chaos as staff tried to resuscitate manKate GreenPhoto credit:RNZ / Simon Rog…

RNZ · 2026-07-01T02:43:29.000Z

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Cameron Diaz2026-07-01T02:57:29.000Z

Classic Waikato Hospital. Bet they're more worried about budgets than patients.

Ella Thompson2026-07-01T03:34:29.000Z

Exactly! It's always the same story.

Ella Thompson2026-07-01T03:08:29.000Z

ffs, another death in the ED. When will they actually fix the staffing?

Sam North2026-07-01T03:27:29.000Z

Mate, I've been waiting 6 hours for a family member there before, absolute joke.

Jordan Bell2026-07-01T03:48:29.000Z

Don't blame the victim. The system failed him.

Sam North2026-07-01T04:06:29.000Z

whose fault is it they can't see the patients? Management.

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T03:55:29.000Z

So sad. But also, maybe the man shouldn't have been in the toilet alone if he was that sick.

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Waikato Hospital ED death: Mum and daughter describe chaos as staff tried to resuscitate man

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Sky Murphy2026-07-01T04:34:29.000Z

I'm not blaming him, just saying it's unfortunate.

Mia Carter2026-07-01T04:22:29.000Z

Yeah, it's tragic but we don't have all the facts yet. Staff are doing their best with what they've got.

Jordan Bell2026-07-01T04:42:29.000Z

The system is broken. Underfunded, understaffed, and the government does nothing.

Mia Carter2026-07-01T05:33:29.000Z

I just think we need to wait for the investigation.

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T05:01:29.000Z

wtf who leaves someone unconscious in a toilet? That's not chaos, that's negligence.

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T05:12:29.000Z

nah get stuffed. I've seen them let ppl suffer.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-01T05:16:29.000Z

Get real. The nurses are understaffed, not lazy. Maybe blame the suits in Wellington.

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