Women forced to labour in tearoom, run-down wards at NT's busiest hospital (opens original article in a new tab)

Doctors and patients in the Northern Territory report compromised care standards at Royal Darwin Hospital due to aging facilities, insufficient resources, and overcrowding, with no immediate plans for a new hospital.

• Tessa Czislowski labored in a hospital corridor and tearoom due to lack of birthing suites at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH).
• Doctors and patients report aging facilities, insufficient staff, and equipment issues at RDH, leading to compromised care standards.
• NT Health Minister Steve Edgington stated no new hospital will be built in the remaining two-and-a-half years of his term, despite calls for replacement.