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Alex Mitchell

SHOCKING: Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled | Mind Blowing Facts

Elective surgeries have been cancelled as SA's public hospitals struggle to meet emergency demand. (Roy Vandervegt/AAP PHOTOS)

South Australia's emergency departments are in crisis, with staggering wait times on the first day of winter as respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 sweep the state.

A system-wide 'code yellow' was declared for the state's public hospitals, meaning some elective surgeries will be cancelled for up to a week.

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