Orthopaedic surgeons set to return to Griffith Base Hospital after 20-year wait
- evelynbrown88
- Jun 3, 2022
- 1 min read
A region of more than 80,000 people in southern NSW is being promised two bone surgeons after a 20-year wait, but advocates say it is still unclear when they will start and the level of care they will provide.
People who break a bone in Griffith or the western Riverina currently have to travel hundreds of kilometres to Wagga Wagga for treatment.
Independent Murray MP Helen Dalton said children in Hay who broke their arms playing sport on a Saturday had to endure a "traumatic" three-hour trip.
"When they go to Wagga, the waiting room for getting bones set is full of people that should be attending Griffith Base Hospital because that's their closest hospital," she said.
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