Despite operating the most expensive ambulance service in Australia, one in three Victorians are still waiting too long for a paramedic in an emergency.
Of the more than 92,000 code-one cases Ambulance Victoria was called to in the last quarter, just 65.2 per cent were responded to within the government’s target response time of 15 minutes.
A report into the plagued system last year revealed that at least 33 tragic deaths were linked to Triple-Zero or ambulance delays, and yet more than six months later, we are no closer to fixing the problem.
Shadow Minister for Ambulance Services, Georgie Crozier, said: “The Andrews Government went to the last election promising to fix the crisis that has plagued our ambulance system.”
“Yet six months later, response targets are still not being met and it’s clear nothing has changed. And it’s Victorians who suffer.
“This is the Victorian health system under the Andrews Government – no guarantee you’ll get an ambulance and no plan to fix it.”
