Ramping Crisis Leaves More Than 80 Patients Waiting for an Ambulance in SA

August 21, 2026 On Wednesday 19 August there was significant ramping across metropolitan hospitals. SA Ambulance Service was forced to enact an Incident Management Team due to its inability to send...

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Public Sector Employment Freeze Risks Safe Ambulance Services

June 17, 2026 The AEA is deeply concerned by the Government’s recently announced public sector employment freeze and its impact on SA Ambulance Service’s ability to deliver a safe ambulance service...

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RECORD HIGH RAMPING AS GOVERNMENT FAILS TO FIX RAMPING CRISIS

August 21, 2025 MEDIA RELEASE The AEA is profoundly concerned to learn that the number of hours lost to ramping in July 2025 was a mammoth 5,866 – the worst on record in South Australia. Ramping hours is...

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AMBULANCE TRANSPORT & HANDOVER

January 17, 2025 MEDIA RELEASE It is vital that all patients – including those in the community waiting for an ambulance – receive appropriate and timely care. This requires a whole of system approach...

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