One in ten Victoria (Australia) hospital beds not being used
01-Apr-15, ABC
One in ten available hospital beds in Victoria is not being used and 18 per cent of operating theatres are closed, an interim report into the state's public health system has revealed.
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The independent Travis Review, headed by former Australian Medical Association Victoria president Dr Doug Travis, was commissioned by the Andrews Government to identify the number of beds in the state and recommend strategies to improve capacity.
The interim report released on Wednesday found that of Victoria's 13,981 inpatient public beds, more than 1,400 were closed at any one time.