Overview
- Hospital leaders emptied the 16-bed haematology unit and sealed a four-bed room after pests were found, relocating patients within the facility and to other hospitals.
- All elective surgeries were cancelled on Tuesday and 15 general medicine patients were moved to private hospitals to free capacity for cancer care.
- Specialist pest controllers have been engaged and fumigation and other remediation work are under way, with the unit closed until further notice.
- Health Minister Ryan Park ordered a full report and criticised the public–private model running the site, saying services should return to public hands.
- Law firms XD Law and Bilbie Faraday Harrison are exploring potential class actions over reported HVAC mould exposure dating to 2024.