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Elderly woman moved to hospital bed after 50-hour wait in chair 

Mark Levy

A 77-year-old woman has finally been given a bed at Blacktown Hospital after waiting more than 50 hours with nothing but a chair. 

Toni arrived at the hospital around 2am Sunday after a fall the night before with a bleed on her brain and a dislocated elbow.

Her daughter, Traci, told Ray Hadley she wasn’t receiving the care she needed because the hospital was overfull.

“They haven’t put the CPAP on her because she hasn’t been able to lie down since she fell,” she wrote.

“She hasn’t had a shower, which is distressing her even more.

“Mum lives alone and I can’t take her home until she can be assessed for emergency aged care.”

Ray was happy to report this morning after his team approached Blacktown Hospital, Toni was given a bed and is being cared for by “a lovely nurse named Cheryl”.

Press PLAY below to hear the update, including a statement from a Western Sydney Local Health District spokesperson

Image: Supplied 

Mark Levy
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