Heart patients in Wellington and Christchurch are facing life-threatening delays as hospitals struggle with a critical shortage of beds, specialized staff, and operating capacity. Procedures like stent placements and pacemaker installs—essential for survival—are being postponed weeks instead of days, forcing patients like Anna Haarkman into dangerous limbo. Even newly upgraded facilities sit idle due to staffing gaps, while overloaded regional hospitals can’t handle transfers. Doctors warn that every delayed procedure risks patient lives, especially during heart attacks where speed is vital. Health New Zealand admits the system is overwhelmed, calling it a “shambles,” as they scramble to recruit specialists and open new beds—but for now, urgent cardiac care remains dangerously out of reach.
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