Sleep study patients' records leaked in ransomware hack A ransomware attack has exposed the personal data of more than 2200 patients at a major public hospital who took part in a sleep study. AAP · Apr 24, 2025
Pregnant pause as glitch causes baby due date errors A technical fault has been blamed for errors in due dates recorded for 1700 pregnant women in a glitch that prompted an independent review. AAP · Jun 28, 2024
Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled South Australia's public hospital system is in an 'unprecedented crisis', with a 'code yellow' declared to try and ease pressure on emergency departments. AAP · Jun 1, 2024
SA health system in bad shape as elective surgeries cut Elective surgeries have been cancelled across Adelaide as hospitals battle a shortage of beds and record ambulance ramping. AAP · Mar 27, 2024
Man dies after waiting more than 10 hours for ambulance in Adelaide The 54-year-old died on the same night a ‘code white’ was declared across the city’s public hospitals The Guardian - AU · Jan 4, 2024
Unregistered doctor allegedly works at Port Augusta Hospital emergency department Police and health authorities are investigating how the overseas-trained doctor saw at least 15 patients at the regional South Australian hospital. SA Health said it's not aware of any adverse patient outcomes. ABC News · May 4, 2023
Four-year-old sick boy left without pillow at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital, opposition says A boy who was admitted to hospital in pain last month with a suspected bowel obstruction had to sleep on a folded up towel because nurses couldn't find him a pillow, despite an audit by the state government into hospital supplies. ABC News · May 2, 2023
Electrical failure causes electronic medical record system Sunrise to be offline at South Australian hospitals SA Health is asking South Australians to seek non-urgent healthcare elsewhere than from a hospital after an electrical fault has thrown its electronic medical records system into disarray. ABC News · Apr 19, 2023
Ambulance ramping hits new record outside SA hospitals, prompting 'rapid' actions Ambulances were ramped outside SA hospitals for a record number of hours in March, according to the latest statistics, with the government blaming an increase in emergency department presentations. ABC News · Apr 5, 2023
Ambulances ramped in Flinders Medical Centre car park, as emergency department hits capacity twice in past week Ambulances are being ramped in a dedicated space on the fourth floor of a major Adelaide hospital. ABC News · Mar 29, 2023
South Australian doctors' union warns Adelaide's hospitals are unprepared for winter surge SA Health promises to open another 26 beds at the Flinders Medical Centre next week, as the state opposition labels the government's "fit to sit" strategy a "sham" and a "disgrace". ABC News · Mar 22, 2023
Allegations of blackmail, assault not probed by health network that runs Royal Adelaide Hospital The state's anti-corruption watchdog finds South Australia's biggest health network has significant issues in the way it handles complaints and investigations. ABC News · Nov 30, 2022
WA health official to take charge in SA The South Australian government has appointed a senior WA health official as the new chief executive of SA Health. AAP · Aug 3, 2022