Victorian health minister ‘concerned’ by reports patients forced to wait hours in tent outside hospital

New $14m healthcare project is expected to ease the pressure on Victoria's health system as it continues to buckle under demand

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Victoria's health minister admits she was concerned after two vulnerable patients were forced to wait hours inside a makeshift tent outside the emergency department at a major hospital this week.

Mary-Anne Thomas acknowledged the discomfort" experienced by a young cancer patient and an elderly stroke patient at Box Hill hospital, as the state's health system continues to buckle under pressure.

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