Sydney parents accuse Northern Beaches hospital of failures after their two-year-old waited three hours and later died

Massa family calls for independent review after toddler Joe waited in emergency for hours with symptoms including loss of consciousness

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A Sydney family has accused Northern Beaches hospital of having failed at every level" after their two-year-old waited in the emergency department for three hours before suffering a cardiac arrest and dying.

Joe Massa was a month away from celebrating his second birthday when his mother, Elouise, took him to Northern Beaches hospital's emergency department at 7am on 14 September 2024.