Doctor's letter: no single rooms for infectious patients in dilapidated Concord Hospital

By Harriet Alexander
Updated December 31 2016 - 6:14pm, first published December 8 2016 - 8:29am
Concord Hospital is dilapidated beyond repair, says Dr John Cullen. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Concord Hospital is dilapidated beyond repair, says Dr John Cullen. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Cracked windows at Concord Hospital. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Cracked windows at Concord Hospital. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Health Minister Jillian Skinner says Concord Hospital will be redeveloped this term. Photo: Supplied.
Health Minister Jillian Skinner says Concord Hospital will be redeveloped this term. Photo: Supplied.
A possum caught in the roof of Concord Hospital in April.  Photo: Supplied
A possum caught in the roof of Concord Hospital in April. Photo: Supplied

Demand for hospital beds in Sydney's inner west is so strong that dying patients and those infected with multi-drug-resistant bacteria are forced to share rooms with other patients at Concord Hospital, which doctors say is dilapidated beyond repair.

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