Austinmer woman's distress after sick husband, 89, denied an ambulance

Kate McIlwain
March 24 2023 - 10:00am
Leone Bland, 79, called triple-zero on Monday, when her husband Robert had a cough, temperature and stopped being able to move around on his walker, but says she was told no ambulance could be sent. Picture by Robert Peet.
Leone Bland, 79, called triple-zero on Monday, when her husband Robert had a cough, temperature and stopped being able to move around on his walker, but says she was told no ambulance could be sent. Picture by Robert Peet.

An elderly woman says she was told she would be unable to get an ambulance for her 89-year-old husband this week, even as he was unable to walk and rapidly deteriorating with COVID-19 symptoms.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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