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North Shore Hospital ED Nurses Declare ‘State of Emergency’ Amid Overcrowding

Nurses said Health NZ had agreed to hire 25 staff but had filled only nine as July patient numbers neared 14,000.

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Nurses at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital have declared a “state of emergency”, saying chronic understaffing and severe overcrowding are putting patients at risk and leaving some waiting more than 50 hours in the emergency department.

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North Shore Hospital ED nurses declare ‘state of emergency’ amid overcrowding

Nurses at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital have declared a “state of emergency”, saying chronic understaffing and severe overcrowding are putting patients at risk and leaving some waiting more than 50 hours in the emergency department.

·Wellington, New Zealand
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'Absolute nightmare': Patients left waiting in soiled beds at North Shore ED

By Rowan Quinn of RNZ Patients are waiting in soiled beds at North Shore Hospital’s emergency department and nurses say conditions are so bad it “feels...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
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