In outer Melbourne, a virtual emergency department has offered 250,000 patients treatment and created a model to help keep ageing Baby Boomers out of hospital.
As Christmas ends, the summer holidays ring in new trends in hospital arrivals, with emergency departments bracing for a spike in heat, alcohol, surfing and gift-related ailments.
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